Teamsters score big organizing gains, go “kosher” too!
A string of recent Teamsters organizing victories has added almost 800 new members in seven locations in the last few months.
North American Labor History Conference showcases Detroit
Duncan said the intent of the project was to insure "voices from the past are not lost."
SEIU’S Henry: Half of jobs to be low-wage by 2020
"When the airport opened, they were all well-paying jobs; now they're all minimum wage, with no benefits and many are contracted out."
Today in labor history: 40 hour week and minimum wage
October 24 marks events in two of the most significant struggles by workers in U.S. history: for shorter hours and better wages.
Labor expanding vehicle to open membership to everyone
The AFL-CIO and its Working America affiliate announced Oct. 23 that the affiliate will expand its operations to all 50 states within five years.
International unions demand freedom for top Colombian labor
International union organizations are joining a drive to free top Colombian labor leader Huber Ballesteros "without delay."
Letter carrier honored for heroism and humanity
"From the first day I put the uniform on, I knew it was the job I wanted to retire from."
Ohio unionists want a march to protect Social Security
"Retirees are sick and tired of being scapegoats for these politicians in Washington. Social Security recipients and pensioners have already been hit hard."
South African unionists in Mississippi fighting for Nissan workers
JACKSON, Miss - In a stunning reversal of what many would think is the way things work, a support group from "third world" South Africa is in Mississippi this week helping Americans secure one of their most basic democratic rights - the right to form a union.
Union leaders welcome end of shutdown, lifting of debt limit
Union leaders welcomed Congress' end of the two-week partial federal shutdown and the decision to suspend the nation's debt limit, thus avoiding what would have been a first-ever default.
