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."
Labor board punts college athletes' try to unionize on technicality
By a 5-0 vote, the National Labor Relations Board on August 17 tossed out college athletes' - in this case, Northwestern University's football players' - attempt to unionize.
Federal judge upholds NLRB union election rules
The rules helped reduce the time available to businesses and union-busting "consultants" to illegally intimidate, spy on, harass and fire workers for exercising their rights.
Nurses: court decision is a threat to public health and safety, workers' rights
The case, Friedrichs v. CTA (California Teachers Association), involves a challenge supported by far right anti-union groups.
Federal workers achieve judicial win in employment discrimination case
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the Commerce Department's attempt to limit workers' rights to file discrimination cases.
Speakers advocate massive education campaign about value of unions
Labor must launch a massive education campaign about the value of unions, to counter right wing propaganda and to forestall deepening nationwide cynicism.
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
GOP Senate leaders scheme to hamstring NLRB
They are upset by a General Counsel's memo saying franchise holders and the chains that enfranchise them are both responsible for obeying wage and working condition laws.
U.S. to push worker rights trade case vs. Guatemala
Saying the Guatemalan government did not live up to its own worker rights commitments, the Obama administration will push its trade case against the Central American nation.
AFL-CIO leaders: GOP suing Obama to conceal its non-agenda
Republican House Speaker Boehner is pushing a lawsuit against Obama to deflect attention from the fact that there are unmet needs in this country and his party has no agenda.
