New UAW president out to end inequality
In a Q and A with journalists from Detroit and across the country, addressing "inequality" in the workplace and community was a common thread.
Holiday gift shopping: Products made by union workers
It's getting there, but it's not too late yet to find that perfect holiday gift that carries a union label and is made in America.
Amistad Awards show what solidarity looks like
Honorees and attendees alike showed what solidarity looks like at the 2014 People's World Amistad Awards, "People & Nature before Profits."
Union leaders and immigrants’ rights advocates: new trade pacts disastrous
Implementation of new "free trade" pacts, and specifically the TPP between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim nations, could lead to mass unemployment in Latin America.
Support builds for Delta baggage handler fired for speaking out
Delta Airlines' decision to fire a veteran baggage handler for speaking out in support of low-wage workers has elicited widespread criticism.
Teachers union president protests injustice on Eric Garner case
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten was arrested Dec. 4, in New York City while protesting the lack of justice in the recent police shootings.
Black Friday at Walmart: Poverty wages keep prices low
As Black Friday marked the start of this year's shopping season, unionists reflected on what they would get workers this year if they could get them anything in the world.
Today in labor history: American Federation of Labor gets new president
On Nov. 25, 1952, and following the death four days prior of William Green, George Meany became the new president of the AFL.
NLRB nominee McFerran pledges judicial attitude; panel to vote after Thanksgiving
Lauren McFerran, President Obama's nominee to an NLRB seat, pledged she'll bring a judicial attitude to the five-member panel.
Today in labor history: Atlanta workers engage in sit-down strike
Workers at the General Motors plant in Atlanta, Georgia participated in a sit-down strike, which was part of a greater ongoing wave of labor organizing during the 1930s.
