Voters have stark choice this November, AFT’s Weingarten says
The AFT, like a number of other unions, had already endorsed President Barack Obama before this meeting.
Proposed rules would allow home care workers minimum wage, overtime
Labor-backed Interfaith Worker Justice is mobilizing support for home health care workers.
Unions endorse Obama, gear up for fight vs. 1%
Podhorzer said that by the end of today the AFL-CIO would be kicking off its 2012 election effort by issuing an official endorsement of President Obama's bid for re-election.
Steelworkers formally endorse Obama, unanimously
"This is the right time to do the right thing for a man who proved he is right for the job," said Steelworkers President Leo Gerard.
House GOP blasts Obama NLRB appointments
Republicans on the highly partisan House Education and the Workforce Committee blasted President Obama's recess appointments to the NLRB.
Communications workers endorse Obama
CWA's statement praised Obama but also took hard shots at the current GOP leader, former Massachusetts Governor and Bain Capital CEO Mitt Romney.
Labor maps legislative battle for 2012
Even the jobless benefits bill, which both parties agree upon, is hung up by a partisan dispute over how to pay for the $150 billion measure.
Many workers to benefit in 2012 from new Obama rules
Last month the Obama administration issued some of the most pro-worker rules the country has seen in 35 years, covering union elections, hours of work and wages, among other things.
Service Employees back Obama
The Service Employees became the third big union - and the second within Change To Win - to endorse Democratic President Barack Obama for re-election.
Vice president, labor secretary cheer Ohio voters for SB5 defeat
"You put out a different kind of fire," Solis said, referring to the key role firefighters played in the campaign.
