NLRB OKs rules to streamline union election procedures
Union leaders welcomed the NLRB's proposals. The right wing House GOP and the National Retail Federation screamed.
Unions say Senate must act to fill court vacancies
Richard Trumka said the Senate should "move expeditiously" to approve Obama's nominees for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for DC.
Labor board to ask Supreme Court to restore its power
In a brief announcement, the board said it would ask the justices to review the case, Noel Canning vs. NLRB.
Labor takes fight against the right into the courts
Labor's fight against the radical Right isn't just occurring in the streets or at the ballot box. Unions are challenging the Right Wing's schemes in court, too.
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.
Justices dig into details of Wal-Mart sex discrimination
The Supreme Court is trying to determine whether Wal-Mart's female workers have the right to sue the company as a class.
Justices protect workers who file verbal complaints
A complaint is a complaint, and it's valid - and protected - whether it's verbal or in writing, at least under the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act.
Court stops anti-labor practice at world-renowned Mayo Clinic
The Supreme Court rejected a claim by the famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. that its resident medical graduates were actually students, not employees that work more than 40 hours per week and are entitled to the protection of regular labor laws.
Justices tackle if states can use business licensing laws vs. undocumented workers
Can states use their own licensing laws to crack down on businesses that hire undocumented workers? The Supreme Court wrestled with that question on Dec. 9, dealing with a 2007 law from Arizona - a measure that presaged the tougher anti-Hispanic law the same state passed two years later.
After Supreme Court ruling, unions fear opening of corporate cash floodgates
Leaders of the nation's largest unions came out in unanimous opposition to the recent Supreme Court ruling that allows corporations to spend as much as they like to influence the outcome of elections in the United States.
