Court blocks airline union vote
Texas federal judge Terry Means has halted a planned union recognition vote among 10,000 passenger service agents at American Airlines.
Piggly Wiggly: “We’d rather close than be fair!”
Piggly Wiggly announced it would close its Sheboygan, Wis., store, throwing all 108 workers into the street, rather than submit to a federal court ruling.
Caregivers push for a voice at senior home
Willson has gone two years without a raise. She currently makes $9.39 an-hour, while caring for senior citizens.
Workers win biggest union election in Alabama in ten years
Workers at the Pilgrim's Pride poultry plant here voted last week by a better than two-to-one margin to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.
Transit union applauds ban on reckless bus firms
The Amalgamated Transit Union is praising the federal government for ordering 26 unsafe bus firms to stop plying the nation's roads.
Consumer group demands end to sugar lockout
A top pro-labor consumer group asked American Crystal Sugar to resume bargaining with the 1,300 workers the firm locked out 10 months ago.
In Missouri, some Republicans help stop anti-union push
A dozen or so Republicans signaled their leadership that they wanted no part of the anti-union agenda.
After Wisconsin, unions say they’re in for the long haul
The nation's union presidents emphasized the positive impact of mobilizing union members nationwide for politics after the bitterly contested Wisconsin recall election.
Unions hit Romney on equal pay
A Republican minority in the Senate blocked a vote today on equal pay for women after unions and their allies challenged Romney to back the legislation.
Efforts to slash Illinois public worker pensions collapse
The legislative session was unable to reach an agreement. Gov. Quinn has promised to call a special summer session to pass pension reform legislation.
