Unions to world leaders: Choose “jobs” or “social collapse”
The world's unions are delivering a strong message to international political and business leaders: Create jobs - millions of jobs - or face the consequences.
Transport union defends members in airline bankruptcy
The Transport Workers "will do everything possible" to vigorously protect 23,400 members who work for American Airlines and its American Eagle subsidiary as the carrier goes through bankruptcy, officials say.
Verizon is tax deadbeat, report shows
In the last three years, as it raked in more than $100 billion in revenues and $33 billion in U.S. profits, Verizon has been a tax deadbeat.
Structural crisis exposes neoliberalism as disaster
It would be wrong to simply characterize this global economic crisis as only cyclical in nature.
Postal unions blast two "rescue" bills
Postal workers are blasting both Postal Service "rescue" bills as deeply flawed legislation that would come close to killing the Postal Service.
Jobs, not cuts! Unions join Occupy Chicago
CHICAGO - Unions and community groups organized a rousing finish to a week of actions on jobs and corporate greed.
G20 finance minsters face growing public anger
The ITUC is calling for the G20 and the IMF to support a three-step response to the mounting debt burden.
Unions to GOP: "You’re next on the unemployment lines!”
National labor leaders are telling GOP lawmakers to stop playing partsian games on the question of jobs and that come Nov., 2012, Republicans will be next on the unemployment lines.
"Time to challenge basic assumptions," says Trumka
Americans must challenge and rethink three basic assumptions that have guided the country and the economy for the last 30 years and run both into the ditch, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says.
AFL-CIO's week of action focuses on jobs
Somewhere over New Mexico, there's a big, hot air balloon flying. "Jobs, Not Cuts," its sign declares.
