Labor and allies launch new push to rein in Wall Street
"They're trying to run the political system to influence us to let them write the rules to let them make more money."
Nurses take to streets again to push 'Robin Hood Tax'
"We need a robust tax on Wall Street trading to provide the revenue needed to invest in education, health and communities."
Time to close Wall Street’s “Retirement Advice” loophole
Wall Street brokers and financial firms that provide retirement investment advice can drain away thousands of dollars of hard-earned savings from a single retirement account.
Today in labor history: Wall Street crash of 1929
The Wall Street Crash was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the U.S. Iit signaled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries.
Occupy generation learns from labor history
The success or failure of the American labor movement in the 21st century will be the work of the young.
Tents return as Occupy Atlanta protests AT&T layoffs
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson received $27 million last year and the telecommunications giant saw its revenues soar to $126.7 billion.
Structural crisis exposes neoliberalism as disaster
It would be wrong to simply characterize this global economic crisis as only cyclical in nature.
Domestic Workers United, Occupy Wall Street oppose Keystone XL pipeline
Domestic Workers United, which the AFL-CIO recently honored, and Occupy Wall Street, the anti-greed grass-roots movement labor backs, decided to oppose construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Texas.
Scott Walker not welcome in Chicago (with video)
Wisconsin's union busting governor Scott Walker came to Chicago last week and labor, community and Occupy Chicago reminded him the Windy City is a union town.
NY labor and Occupy Wall Street unity grows
From one end of Zuccotti Park to another announcements were made about a march in solidarity with Verizon workers - then over 200 marched to Verizon headquarters at 140 West Street where Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 1101 is continuing its rallies for a fair contract.
