Does labor law protect critical 'tweets'?
A 30-month struggle by The News-paper Guild of New York with one of the world's big wire services, Thomson-Reuters over "tweets" critical of working conditions.

Labor urges "virtual picket" around Huffington Post
The Huffington Post, labor says, makes millions off its so-called "citizen journalists" - without paying them a dime.

Pro-union rallies spread, message deepens
For many who feel the country has been hijacked by corporate power the union democratic model is appealing.

It's not about money, it's about freedom: voices from Wisconsin
There is one thing Wisconsin union families want everyone to know: the protests are about workers' freedom to organize into a union and bargain collectively.

Workers turn Wisconsin battle into epic uprising
"I've never been in a workers' uprising like this in my life," said a middle-aged woman as everyone around her broke into cheers, with thousands of workers packing the state Capitol on the fourth day of protests.
U.S. official: We need independent labor media
WASHINGTON - The mainstream media has become so biased against working people that even a federal agency can't get its message out, says a senior Department of Labor official.

Young union activists quiz top leaders, plan networks
WASHINGTON (PAI)--In a scene that one postal worker from Chicago said was unlike any other union conclave he ever attended.

Truckers find their voice on Twitter
One of the most influential truckers on Twitter is TruckerDesiree, who has 5,786 followers and is a whistleblower on truck driving school scams.



