Survey: 36 percent of U.S. “financially desperate” or barely getting by
The study by the world's top global union federation, adds that the proportion is higher among women, people aged 16-24 and those with less education.
The labor movement won't survive if it doesn't help Black women to thrive
Black women and girls are the future of labor, but they can't become leaders unless the unions have their backs.
Groups battle "Jim Crow" segregation in restaurant industry
A joint project of ROC United and the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights will establish a programmatic intervention to confront this issue.
Farmworker rebellion spreads along almost the entire Pacific coast
The strawberries, blackberries and blueberries sold everyday in U.S. supermarkets are largely picked by indigenous families speaking the same ancient languages.
Strapped single mom gets a lift from LA union members
"We were all proud to help her; We know that this young woman is one of thousands who are exploited by corporations that put profits before people."
Walmart workers plan new round of Black Friday protests
Walmart workers have been agitating peacefully for years for pro-worker changes at the notoriously anti-worker low-paying lousy-benefits retail monster.
Today in labor history: Steinbeck wins Pulitzer for "The Grapes of Wrath"
The book combines simple, plainspoken language and compelling plot with rich description, one of Steinbeck's most effective works of social commentary.
Today in labor history: Jack London, writer, socialist, dies at 40
Best known to U.S. readers as the author of Call of the Wild, London also wrote several powerful works dealing with workers, capitalism and socialism - including his famous dystopian novel The Iron Heel.
50 arrested protesting Walmart's poverty wages
LOS ANGELES - The modern-day story of David and Goliath is playing out in cities and towns across America, and last night, on Cesar Chavez Avenue, one of the story's scenes took place when Walmart workers staged a civil disobedience action in front the retail giant's "mini" store here.
Perez: Cut poverty? Among other things, strengthen unions
"Any anti-poverty approach must raise up the rights of workers to join a union and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions."
