Trumpet-makers on strike get a brass band boost
Facing cuts in wages and health care as well as total elimination of their pensions, workers at the highly profitable Conn-Selmer plant went on strike.
Steelworkers "stand up, fight back" (with video)
"Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed" - Lincoln's quote opened the United Steelworkers Convention.
Beep, honk: Verizon picketers get noisy support in upstate NY
The sounds of support from passing drivers reached us before we got to the picket line in an industrial area of Syracuse on Thursday.
Video: Jobs with Justice, fired up, ready to fight
Labor, community, faith, women, youth and environmental activists discussed, debated and got fired up for the fights ahead.
"We'll stand with Verizon workers, their fight is ours"
Solidarity is key to the victory of any strike, especially for the 45,000 Verizon workers fighting to save their jobs and benefits at the bargaining table.
AFL-CIO creates SuperPAC in political revamp
The labor movement is seeking to expand its influence in the political arena beyond its own membership.
Auto workers face tough battle in contract talks
With the current contract set to expire, contract negotiations for the 110,000 members of the United Auto Workers at Ford, GM and Chrysler opened.
NAACP rallies for grocery workers, labor rights
Hundreds of delegates to the NAACP's 102nd convention marched in support of UFCW, which is in negotiations with supermarket companies.
NFL owners and players agree on new labor deal
After a 4-and-a-half month lockout in the National Football League, players and owners finally agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Employers cheat workers and the tax man
Construction companies are cheating the state out of as much as $175 million a year, according to a commentary by the Texas AFL-CIO.
