Workers welcome Obama’s new home health care rules
"We do work hard for very little. You can't go far on $8.87 an hour." Laura Lyn Clark toils more than 100 hours a week.
Connecticut takes on AT&T and ALEC
The Communications Workers of America Local 1298 went into full gear to mobilize opposition.
Governor and EM should hear stories of hardship, says Detroit judge
Gov. Snyder and Kevyn Orr should listen to the audio, said Detroit bankruptcy judge Steven Rhodes, in hearing objections to the city's Chapter 9 bankruptcy application.
People’s World editor elected VP of labor journalist group
"Wojcik brings to the board years of dedication and experience as a labor journalist committed to the goals of our organization."
AFL-CIO crafts compromise to prevent dumping of health care law
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said that labor's attempt to reach out to every worker in the country was going to require effort on the part of unions.
Iraqi union leader: "War not over for our workers"
Hassan Juma'a Awad, president of the Iraq Federation of Oil Unions, was a guest at the AFL-CIO's convention where he spoke at an event organized by U.S. Labor Against the War.
Oakland Airport concession workers win some, and keep up the fight
Dozens of workers at Oakland Airport concessions and their supporters walked the picket line outside Oakland Airport's Terminal 2.
Fast food and retail workers to walk out nationwide Aug. 29
If you go to your local fast food joint, you may find something unusual: A picket line. If you want to show support, don't cross it.
Labor going all out for “jobs and freedom” on Aug. 24
The nation's unions plan a massive presence at the 50th commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous 1963 March on Washington.
