Hearings held on ‘right-to-work’ in Ohio
The Manufacturing & Workforce Development Committee of the Ohio legislature, unanimously voted to table three so-called 'right-to-work' bills.
Today in labor history: Organizing drive that led to formation of USW
On this day in 1936, unionists gathered in Pittsburgh, organized by the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC).
Teachers’ unions push Congress for broader measures of pupil progress
"We believe all children deserve great schools, and Congress must make the investments so we are ensuring opportunity for all children, not exacerbating current inequities."
Public workers say, fair contracts for all
Thousands of union public workers and their supporters turned out on Wednesday at New York's City Hall park under the slogan "Workers Count, Workers Vote!"
Trumka says a worldwide New Deal is needed
Europe's present experience, past world history, and U.S. federal budget cutting show that "austerity doesn't work" as a way to pull the U.S. and the world out of the Great Recession.
House GOP unveils two more anti-NLRB, anti-union bills
The radical right GOP majority on the House Education and the Workforce Committee continued its anti-worker crusade.
Teamsters voting on UPS pacts
Teamsters are voting on new contracts with UPS. They cover 250,000 workers, making them the largest private-sector bargaining agreements in the U.S.
Anti-union greed the killer in Philly building collapse
Six people who died here June 5 have been described as being "of different backgrounds and classes."
Teachers march against “teach to the test”
Thousands of New York unionized teachers and their supporters descended on the state capital in Albany on June 8.
