Today in labor history: Report on equal pay for women
The special representative to the National War Labor Board issued a report setting forth provisions respecting wage rates for women working in war industries.
Right to work for less amendment blocked in Virginia
The radical right, big business and GOP coalition that pushes right to work for less legislation suffered a setback in Virginia in late January.
Right-to-work (for less) laws speed to Michigan high court
Michigan's two controversial right-to-work laws are headed on a fast track to the state's Supreme Court.
Immigration reform a top goal for Auto Workers
Declaring, "We are a union of immigrants," Auto Workers President Bob King elevated immigration reform to a top spot on the UAW's lobbying agenda.
Maritime unions, industry join forces to save jobs
Maritime unions and the U.S. industry joined forces to try to reverse a last-minute provision inserted in the new highway-mass transit law.
Hoffa and Brown try to put brakes on Pacific trade pact
With the Obama administration moving ahead with negotiations with Pacific Rim nations, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Teamsters President James Hoffa teamed up.
CWA president: We need mass movement to fix this mess
The U.S. will stay mired in an "economy mess" of low growth, low-paying jobs, rising income inequality and worse unless it fixes its political processes.
Obama to building trades: GOP blocking construction jobs
Obama's campaign for more construction jobs comes against a continuing backdrop of high joblessness in the construction industry: 17.2% in March, more than double the national jobless rate of 8.2%.
MO unions plan legislative fightback
The Missouri AFL-CIO Labor Legislative Conference provides union members with an opportunity to talk with their state representatives and state senators about issues important to working families.
Unions tackle states' practices that hurt workers
The labor movement is beginning to mount a legislative offensive in the sates to stop what it says are "under the radar" attacks on workers.
