Workers celebrate victory over Starbucks
Members of the Starbucks Workers Union held demonstrations at branches of the coffee shop giant across Manhattan on Jan. 17, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, as they've done for years. This year, the union had something to celebrate.
Ergonomics not on the list of five new safety rules
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will roll out five new rules this year designed to protect workers on the job - but a rule to curb ergonomic injuries will not be one of them.
UAW plans new organizing drive with help from its friends
The United Auto Workers is launching a new drive to organize foreign-owned auto plants in the U.S., with the determined help of civil rights and other organizations.
Obama administration plans to push organizing rights
Private employers will be required to post large signs informing workers about their right to form unions under a new rule the Obama administration plans to institute by executive order.
Defend unions at those holiday parties!
A few quick and easy responses you can use when your friends or relatives come out with anti-union comments at holiday get-togethers.
Unions differ on Korea trade pact
DETROIT - The United Auto Workers support for the U.S. Korea Free Trade Agreement has received a lot of "ink" in recent days as other unions have criticized the deal.
Demonstrators to Rite Aid: Respect workers, respect communities
Hundreds rallied in some 45 cities Dec. 15 in a national Day of Action to protest efforts by Rite Aid to slash health coverage for its low-paid clerical and warehouse employees.
UAW: Korean workers’ fight is our fight
The movement for global justice got a big lift this week, when the Hyundai Motor Co. found out its unjust treatment of autoworkers in South Korea will not go unnoticed in the U.S.
NFL lockout threat is about greed, union leaders say
Sparks are flying between National Football League players and their union on one side and NFL owners on the other as the threat of a lockout looms for next year.
Workers fight back vs. wage theft
Low wage workers and their supporters gathered on the steps of San Francisco City Hall Nov. 18 to mark the National Day of Action Against Wage Theft.
