From Wal-Mart to hot dogs, courts important for workers
So you still don't think courts are important to workers? Betty Dukes and Nolan Koewler can quickly set you straight.
Oklahoma City Laborfest a stunner!
Residents of the working class neighborhood came out on their porches to watch the block-long procession. JD Thompson led the marchers in a lusty "Solidarity Forever." The third and final day of the Oklahoma Laborfest was underway!
Ohio governor backtracks on union stripping bill
Unions say that the historic petition drive and a late July Quinnipiac poll showing voters favoring repeal are likely explanations.
National Writers Union fights for writers in Internet age
Whole industries have grown up which hire writers into "content farms," paying them pennies to create verbal statements on virtually every subject.
Wisconsin judge kills anti-union law
The right-wing push to destroy unions in Wisconsin ran into a wall this morning.
“Rebel Girl” Gurley Flynn inducted into Labor Hall of Fame
"We stand on the shoulders of giants," Teamsters President James Hoffa said to hundreds of people at the induction ceremony, held at Teamsters headquarters.
Is your paycheck correct? There's an app for that!
The U.S. Department of Labor launched a new application for smart-phone users that aims to empower workers to stand up for their rights if employers deny them their hard-earned pay.
Spectrum nursing home workers mark year on strike
Hundreds of representatives from labor and community organizations poured out last Saturday in support of Spectrum Health nursing home workers.
Shop Talk: Credit and some good news for labor
What's been going on in labor over the past week?
GOP uses "budget cutting" to attack unions
An influential right-wing group among the House's new GOP majority, the 170-member Republican Study Committee (RSC), is using "budget cutting" as an excuse to attack federal worker union reps.
