Union membership up slightly, despite attacks
Membership in unions increased by 49,000 from 2010 to 2011, including 15.000 new members in the 16 to 24-year-old range.
Auto jobs grow despite Republican opposition
More than jobs are back: New polls in Michigan show Obama has jumped ahead of his Republican opponents here.
Union leaders praise Obama's economic themes
Union leaders view positively the emphasis President Obama put on economic themes in his State of the Union address, particularly his call for the wealthy to pay their fair share in taxes .
Unions split on Obama Keystone pipeline turndown
Construction unions called Obama's ruling a "job killer," but at least five unions sided with environmental groups against Keystone.
Labor maps legislative battle for 2012
Even the jobless benefits bill, which both parties agree upon, is hung up by a partisan dispute over how to pay for the $150 billion measure.
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.
Steelworkers: Refinery closings could cause oil shortages in Northeast
The union says oil companies' closure of three big refineries in the Philadelphia area - and a plan to demolish one plant if its owner can't find a buyer - could lead to oil shortages in the Northeast.
Labor rallies to extend unemployment lifeline
The AFL-CIO and allied groups have held actions in 50 cities urging extension of unemployment benefits set to begin expiring in January.
Union rallies in New York call for jobs
Jobs, justice and voting rights were the focus of two mass rallies in New York City.
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.
