Labor rolls out plan to defuse fiscal time bomb
Before the $85 billion budget cut time bomb explodes, leaders of the nation's unions are hammering out details of a program to prevent job losses and restore the economy for the working-class majority.
Janitors, security officers vote to authorize strike
In back to back votes, SEIU Local 26 security officers and janitors voted unanimously to authorize their respective bargaining committees to call a strike at any time.
Intl. union leader: “Conditions bad for workers”
A top international union leader has a grim message for the leaders of world financial institutions.
After three-year struggle, country club workers win big
"We've learned that it doesn't matter who you are, if you stay strong and you're on the side of justice."
Right to work for less amendment blocked in Virginia
The radical right, big business and GOP coalition that pushes right to work for less legislation suffered a setback in Virginia in late January.
Michigan unions battle private sector right to work law
Disregarding a move by Michigan's GOP governor to take the issue straight to the state Supreme Court, Michigan unions sued to overturn the state's "right to work" law affecting private sector workers.
Join Days of Action for worker rights in Mexico
Actions in the U.S. will vary from protests to delivering letters to Mexican government consulate offices.
Right to work for less dies in New Hampshire
The House of Representatives here gave a resounding defeat to the union haters this week when it voted 212-141 against a right to work for less bill.
Union leaders wish Obama had come out for right to organize
Union leaders see the weakening of union rights and the drop in union membership numbers as key factors in the backward movement of the middle class.
AFL-CIO launches campaign for immigration reform
The AFL-CIO is launching a presidential style mass nationwide campaign.
