Union leaders slam federal budget deal
Union leaders say it unfairly hits the nation's two million federal workers - who have borne the brunt of prior budget cuts.
Today in labor history: UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
Union-made in America holiday gift guide
Searching for that perfect holiday gift? Check out this Made in America, union-made gift guide.
Teachers’ leader: ALEC kills rights for corporate power
ALEC "strips away rights" of workers and voters "in the interests of the power they represent," AFT president Randi Weingarten says.
Lawrence & Memorial hospital nurses locked out
Locked out nurses and tech workers at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital have put their jobs on the line to protect quality patient care and stop privatization and union busting.
Protesting poverty wages lands them in jail
At the intersection of Snelling and University Avenues in St. Paul, Minnesota, 26 were arrested on Black Friday afternoon, Nov. 29, for protesting poverty wages.
AFGE: GOP senators want to “Walmartize” workforce
Three GOP senators want to "Walmartize" federal workers by eliminating regular pensions for all new hires.
Lorain, Ohio unions elect independent slate
The election report to delegates at the Central Labor Council (CLC), in this union-dense Ohio home of the state's largest steel and auto manufacturing facilities, was one of a different type this November.
Unions organizing aid for Philippines, Midwest disasters
The typhoon destroyed several hospitals, along with homes, schools, power lines, bridges and virtually everything else.
Today in labor history: First-ever U.S. teacher walkout
The "strike for better schools" was intended to reform the way the schools were administered and operated, and also how workers there were treated.
