NYC AFSCME Council endorses Liu in mayoral race
Saying Comptroller John Liu "would end the favoritism towards the wealthy 1%" and return the government to its people, AFSCME District Council 37 delegates unanimously endorsed his mayoral candidacy.
Striking Walmart workers' caravan heads for firm's headquarters, annual meeting
A group of more than 100 Walmart workers from stores in Northern California, Miami, Boston, Denver and elsewhere started an extended strike on Memorial Day against the retail mega-monster.
Today in labor history: Farm Workers win after 17-year boycott
On May 29, 1996, the United Farm Workers of America reached agreement on a contract for 450 lettuce harvesters, ending a 17-year-long boycott.
Race to the bottom for sweatshop workers
Minimum wage workers, earning $74 a month were beaten by riot police for a protest demanding a $14 a month raise.
AFL-CIO: Penalize Bangladesh until it protects workers
The AFL-CIO is demanding the U.S. government yank trade preferences from Bangladesh until that South Asian nation really shows a commitment to protecting its workers.
No worker should have to sacrifice life or health on the job
Each day in this country, 150 workers die from job injuries and occupational diseases. Around the globe, the toll is vast, with 2.3 million workers dying and 317 million workers injured on the job each year.
Workers say city services are vital to public safety
City workers gathered in front of City Hall April 2 with a message for City Council members starting to discuss a new two-year budget.
Flight attendants petition to ban small knives on planes
In a message on CWA's website, the union wants 100,000 signatures by April 5 on their demand that the Obama administration reverse TSA chief John Pistole's order.
L.A. healthcare security workers demonstrate
"No contract, no peace!" chanted over fifty demonstrators from SEIU/USWW (Service Employees International Union/United Service Workers West) here Mar. 12.
Union pleased with bus ban but says fatigue is the issue
The Amalgamated Transit Union commended the Transportation Department for ordering a charter bus company off the road after a crash in Oregon.
