Mexico: media unions condemn murder of Ruben Espinosa
Media unions condemned the murder of Mexican photojournalist Ruben Espinosa Becerril, after Mexico City's mayor vowed there would be no impunity for his killers.
Senate sidetracks fast-track for TPP - for now
Union leaders hailed the Senate vote, which forces senators to postpone the debate on fast-track until after the Memorial Day recess.
May Day: Workers of the world unite for a better life!
"This is a day to protest against bad conditions for working people and join together to fight for a better world."
To raise wages in Panama, dockers join a U.S. union
In Panama they call longshore pay "hunger wages." Workers' families live below the government's own poverty line, and some families literally go hungry.
Canadian Supreme Court: Public workers have the right to strike
As a result of Canadian laws and attitudes, union density there is at least double that in the U.S.
‘Big Tent’ news conference shows big opposition to Fast Track, TPP
CWA is part of a 100-group coalition that is fighting back against Fast Track, and the next 100 days are critical.
Massive labor actions rock Italy
On Friday, Italy, the land of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Antonio Gramsci, and the home of the Vatican, came to a halt. Scopero! Strike! was the word of the day.
Teamsters, human rights groups demand justice for Gilberto Soto
The Teamsters and 14 human rights groups bought a full-page ad about Soto's case in El Salvador's largest paper, La Prensa Grafica.
Today in labor history: International Labour Organization conference in D.C.
The ILO was established on the premise that universal, lasting peace could be established only if based on social justice
Leader of 50-million member labor federation blasts Nissan in Mississippi
"We are not going away until these Nissan workers win the right to a union, as the 150,000 unionized Nissan workers elsewhere."
