Power company continues lockout despite big snowstorm
Utility Workers Union of America System Local 102 today strongly criticized the continuing lockout of nearly 150 utility workers.
U.S. unionists back domestic worker from India
A group of U.S. unionists made it quite clear to India's ambassador to the U.S. that his nation's diplomats should stop treating their own domestic workers as serfs.
Altoona rally backs locked-out utility workers
The show of support heartened the members of Utility Workers Local 102, who have manned a constant picket line.
Today in labor history: Rubber workers start huge sit-down strike
The sit-down tactic proved extremely effective. Workers literally sat in at their jobs and refused to leave. As a result, the company was unable to hire scab replacements.
Justices: Collective bargaining determines pay for putting on protective gear
In a 9-0 decision on Jan. 27, justices said time used in taking off and putting on the gear is a bargainable subject under labor law.
Our daughters deserve better than 77 percent of a man’s pay
There is no denying that in spite of our best efforts, women continue to be discriminated against in the workplace.
Low wage workers at Pentagon walk out
Low-wage workers at the focus of the nation's defense machine, the Pentagon, joined the lengthening list of fed-up workers who have walked off their jobs.
Union membership rises by 162k, workforce share unchanged
Union membership in the U.S. rose by 162,000 in 2013, to 14.528 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated, but the union share of the nation's workers stayed unchanged at 11.3 percent.
GE closing upstate NY plant, betraying workers, community
Despite 17 bargaining sessions over a 60-day period, GE has decided to shutter its 75-year-old plant in Fort Edward, New York.
Many hoping for pro-worker State of the Union
President Obama is expected to call for an increase in the minimum wage to $10.00 an hour during next Tuesday's State of the Union address.
