Protesters serve notice to McDonald’s shareholders: $15 and union
The demonstrators had a single-minded determination to send a message to McDonald's on the eve of its stockholders meeting.
Katrina smashed New Orleans, now SCOTUS smashes its teachers
The quest of 7,500 fired New Orleans teachers and school staffers for back pay and damages ended in a loss at the Supreme Court.
Rail unions weigh in with more analysis on Amtrak crash
Why was there a one-person train crew and no Positive Train Control system?
Pension plans at stake in Bricklayers dispute
In current negotiations, the management trustees of the union's pension propose to radically change the union's pension plan.
Labor steps up its crusade for undocumented workers
"We see 20 percent of our workforce being deported; half of Texas' construction workers are undocumented."
Memorial Day massacre commemoration inspires Midwest steelworkers
Steelworkers and the community gathered to remember the lives lost and lessons learned in the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre.
Anti-union groups target California teachers
Pro-corporate education anti-union groups have taken aim at California teachers unions with two separate lawsuits.
Some wins, some losses for workers in state battles
Elections have consequences; Indiana's GOP governor killed prevailing wages and wage theft protection and undermined union organizing rights.
Union leaders, lawmakers, mayors unveil Progressive Agenda
Saying "we need to reward work, not wealth," the group unveiled a massive grassroots campaign for "A Progressive Agenda."
Trumka: CEOs are the new royalty in America
CEOs of the largest corporations received a 16 percent pay raise in 2014, while the pay gap between CEOs and the typical worker widened to 373-to-1.
