Labor leaders say unions will unite behind one candidate in 2016
The federation is holding off on an endorsement at this time while some of its unions work for Clinton and others for Sanders.
UIC stonewalling forces faculty strike
For the past 18 months, University of Illinois Chicago faculty have been negotiating for a livable salary for full-time lecturers.
National Labor College to close
"I am saddened to report that the Board of Trustees directed me and the college's officers to develop a plan to close the college," said the institution's president.
Today in labor history: California school workers organize union
On Aug. 9, 1927, 10 school custodians met in Oakland, Calif., to form what was to become the 230,000-member California School Employees Association, representing school support staff throughout the state.
