U.S. & German unions unite to battle T-Mobile
The Communications Workers of America and its German counterpart have teamed up to battle T-Mobile's union-busting efforts in the U.S.
U.S. students win ‘new day’ for Honduran workers
In a big victory for a U.S. student campaign, Russell Athletics, the largest supplier of team uniforms and apparel, agreed to reopen a Honduran factory that it shut down after its workers formed a union.
Feeling heat, U.S.-China firms say they’ll build turbines here
Under pressure from the nation’s biggest manufacturing union, a U.S.-China energy partnership said it would build a factory here, creating 1,000 jobs.
Housekeepers march in support of ‘Hyatt 100’
CHICAGO - Hundreds of women, members of Unite Here Local 1, marched and rallied at the Hyatt hotel, telling the mega-chain to rehire 100 housekeepers it fired in Boston.
Asian Pacific American worker hearing hailed as labor milestone
The first-ever National Asian Pacific American Workers' Rights Hearing was an emotional event for Asian Pacific trade unionists.
Workers say: Stop Bissell’s dirty work
On Nov. 5, Cindy Marble and several of her co-workers were fired without any warning, after some of them had trained their replacements.
S K Handtools workers end strike, save health care and jobs
CHICAGO - After a 10-week strike to save their jobs, health care and union, seventy Teamster Local 743 members at S K Handtools voted 3 to 1 to accept the company offer and began returning to work Nov. 6.
Foreign companies getting bulk of green stimulus
Of the $1.05 billion of stimulus funds handed out for clean energy grants since Sept. 1, 84 percent - $849 million - has gone to foreign wind companies.
Baseball sluggers say: Pass Employee Free Choice
Twelve major league baseball players, including three playing in the World Series, have announced their support for the Employee Free Choice Act.
Supreme Court upholds striking workers' rights in 10-year battle
HARTFORD, Conn. — After a 10-year battle, nursing home workers won a precedent-setting Supreme Court ruling this week.
