Immigrant bus drivers allege racial discrimination, labor law violations
Somali and Oromo bus drivers have filed charges against two Twin Cities bus companies.
NLRB casting jaundiced eye against forced arbitrations
If you signed an employment contract in the past 15 years, you likely also signed away your rights to sue your employer if you get fired for bad reasons.
Pride at Work protests gay group's endorsement of Walmart
"A war on worker rights to come together and fight for a voice on the job is being waged by corporations that HRC asks the LGBT community to celebrate."
CWA's new leadership eyes labor's political independence
Steffen stressed "unity and militancy at the bargaining table" and his commitment to the campaign against big business and big givers' monetary dominance in politics.
Cleveland labor launches campaign against racism
The North Shore AFL-CIO Federation of Labor has launched a campaign to support the fight against racism.
McDonald’s workers sue fast food giant over racial and sexual discrimination
McDonald's workers who were fired last year after being told, "There are too many black people [working] in the store."
GOP filibuster defeats paycheck fairness act, again
Women's' groups calculate the median female worker loses $11,600 yearly to the discriminatory wage gap.
Unions celebrate LGBTQ progress, say challenges remain
To become more inclusive, to increase efforts to protect transgender workers and to fight for state laws that prevent employers from firing workers for their sexual orientation or gender expression.
Today in labor history: Title IX enacted
Title IX prohibits federally funded educational institutions from discriminating against students or employees based on sex.
New York City settles suit by minority firemen
A settlement has been reached in a discrimination suit filed by the Vulcan Society and the city over the use of racially based civil service tests that favored white applicants.
