Workers to Hyatt: Put housekeeper on board of directors
Housekeepers will convene here tonight to nominate one of their own to sit on the hotel's board of directors.
Union leaders like Obama’s choice for labor secretary
A top union leader who worked closely with Thomas Perez, President Obama's nominee to be the nation's next Secretary of Labor, says Perez can bring labor and progressive firms together.
Largest union sportsman’s event in Ohio highlights conservation project
The Pipefitter's Hall was packed, over 500 folks filing in for what was the eighth in a series of Union Sportsmen's Alliance public events.
L.A. healthcare security workers demonstrate
"No contract, no peace!" chanted over fifty demonstrators from SEIU/USWW (Service Employees International Union/United Service Workers West) here Mar. 12.
Chicago unions go to bat for immigration reform
Chicago's labor movement turned out in force yesterday to declare support for immediate reform of immigration law.
Collective bargaining easier in Germany
The German model of collective bargaining, and what the U.S. can learn from it, was the top topic of conversation.
Acting labor secretary links wage hikes to unions
U.S. workers' wages rise when U.S. unions thrive, the temporary top man at the U.S. Labor Department, acting Secretary Seth Harris, says.
Unions to focus on dumping GOP governors
The 2012 election is barely in the books, but the AFL-CIO is already starting to think about the next round of polling, in November 2014.
Missouri may become latest Right-to-Work (for less) state
If Republican lawmakers get their way, Missouri may become the 25th state in the nation to impose a so-called 'Right-to-Work' law.
Union leaders: Time is now for immigration reform
The executive council of the AFL-CIO unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the Congress of the United States immediately pass immigration reform.
