Today in labor history: Farrell Dobbs born
Dobbs first became a pro-labor activist after witnessing the plight of workers during the Great Depression in the 1930s.
California labor leader to replace Holt-Baker at AFL-CIO
California labor official Tefere Gebr will succeed Arlene Holt Baker as Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO.
Senate to vote by July 31 on all five NLRB nominees
The Senate will vote during the week of July 29 on all five of President Obama's nominees.
Today in labor history: Anarchist attacks steel magnate
On July 23, 1892, an anarchist named Alexander Berkman decided to avenge the Homestead massacre where nine strikers were killed.
St. Paul laundry workers picket for fair contract
About 240 Health Systems Cooperative employees, members of Workers United Local 150, have been working without a contract since March 31. A temporary extension of the previous contract expired July 14.
American Airlines unions join pro-airline merger ad drive
Facing questions about the planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways, the three unions representing most U.S. workers joined an open pro-merger ad campaign.
Today in labor history: Soldiers flee striking Pittsburgh workers
On this day in 1877 during the Great Railroad strike, workers in Pittsburgh forced soldiers sent to quell the job action to flee the city.
Minimum wage workers teach economics to the economists
A working father with a high school education, Marvin was one of 18 minimum wage workers gathered at a South Side job center to discuss the need for higher pay.
Today in labor history: S.C. hospital workers win union recognition strike
For over three months, 400 African-American hospital workers, mostly women, walked off their jobs in protest over discrimination and the right to form a union.
Pennsylvania unions launch massive campaign against voter ID law
The Pa. AFL-CIO is pushing a huge online petition demanding the GOP-run state legislature repeal the state's "voter ID" law.
