EPI analyst: High court deadlock on immigration hurts all workers’ rights
Exploitative employers use the threat of hiring undocumented adults to force other workers to take lower wages and benefits.
Unions turning one million Latino green card holders into citizens
"Most of these people don't even know they can become citizens; they should know what their rights are."
Immigrant bus drivers allege racial discrimination, labor law violations
Somali and Oromo bus drivers have filed charges against two Twin Cities bus companies.
Think about immigration like a nurse
If the nurse fears that if they check her documents she'll lose her job or worse, she likely won't have to think a long time before signing that union card.
Taxi drivers of the back 40
At the St. Louis airport, the Back 40 isn't part of a ranch. It's the nickname taxi drivers give to a big parking lot just up the road.
Today in labor history: The Erie Canal unites Midwest to East Coast
Increased immigration filled the need for labor: many of those working on the canal had recently come to the States from Ireland.
"La Bestia" victims call for immigration reform
Hernández lost his left leg and arm and part of his right hand when he fell from the top of a moving freight train while trying to reach the U.S. - he was desperate.
Netroots Nation delegates discussed unions' role in progressive causes
Unionists at the confab included a large delegation from the CWA, a former top Unite Here activist, and AFL-CIO officials Liz Shuler and Tefere Gebre.
Labor steps up its crusade for undocumented workers
"We see 20 percent of our workforce being deported; half of Texas' construction workers are undocumented."
Trumka to Senators: Immigration reform must include pathway to citizenship
"For far too long, our rigged immigration system has allowed employers to drive down wages and working conditions in our country."
