Teamsters battle senator’s scheme to lengthen truckers’ hours behind the wheel
"We cannot afford to add to driver fatigue by rolling back hours-of-service regulations, which were carefully crafted over the course of more than two decades."
Today in labor history: Mass. first state to pass minimum wage
"The industry employing her is in receipt of the working energy of a human being at less than its cost, and to that extent is parasitic."
Senate GOP defeats minimum wage hike
The Senate tried to raise the nation's minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. But its Democratic sponsors needed 60 votes to start debate, and got six fewer than that.
Postal unions sign cooperation pact, prepare for joint April 24 actions
The target will be schemes to cut postal services, end Saturday pickup and delivery, and fire or let go by attrition hundreds of thousands of workers.
Trumka says he'll back Obama on a new pro-worker trade policy
The death of fast-track, Obama told the Center for American Progress, gives him the opportunity to construct a new trade policy to benefit workers in the U.S. and worldwide, that guarantees labor rights, that protects "buy America" federal, state and local rules and that is not tilted towards corporations, among other positive factors.
Money bill trims pro-biz program at OSHA, boosts women’s bureau
The money bill's positives led Richard Trumka to call it "a good start that moves in the right direction" on spending priorities.
Today in labor history: Congress approves Bill of Rights
On Sept. 25, 1789, the first Congress of the U.S. approved 12 amendments to the recently adopted U.S. Constitution, and sent them to the states for ratification.
Unionists to hit the streets in August for immigration reform
Unionists will hit the streets by the thousands in August, campaigning all-out for comprehensive immigration reform.
Walmart’s firings lead lawmaker to author worker protection bill
Walmart's reversion to its normal widespread labor law-breaking has prompted Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., to introduce legislation to protect the workers.
Hearings held on ‘right-to-work’ in Ohio
The Manufacturing & Workforce Development Committee of the Ohio legislature, unanimously voted to table three so-called 'right-to-work' bills.
