Workers remain solid one year into fight against Verizon
"It's not just about CWA and IBEW any more - it's about one union fighting a greedy company."
Caterpillar strikers carry on David vs. Goliath battle
The company forced a strike with a draconian contract offer that would slash wages, increase health care costs and demolish pensions. Workers rejected the offer by a vote of 504-116.
Workers bashed in Pennsylvania
In one of the most extreme cases of worker bashing to balance a budget, the mayor unilaterally cut the wages of city workers to the $7.25 hourly federal minimum.
Union workers reject Crystal Sugar’s concession demands
A total of 82 percent of union members voted on the demands. Of those, 63 percent voted to reject Crystal's contract offer.
Today in labor history: Luddites rebel against substandard work conditions
Today in labor history, the Luddites (19th century textile workers) attacked the Heathcoat and Boden's Mill, responding to substandard workplace conditions.
Congress Hotel strikers on 9th anniversary: “We’re not going anyplace”
"We're not going anyplace, we're still here and we're going to be loud and proud at our protests!"
Strikers blast Caterpillar greed, reject concessions
Unabashed corporate greed, is how striking workers are describing Caterpillar's efforts to slash wages and benefits while eliminating pensions and seniority rights at their plant here.
Florida tomato harvesters take penny campaign to Giant Food
Day by day for the last eight years, Santiago Perez has toiled in the tomato fields of Immokalee, Fla. It's not fun.
Raise the minimum wage
Despite claims of economic recovery heard recently, median weekly worker income for most months of the past two years, just like most years of the past 35 years, is either flat, or less, than the year before.
Trumka explains why workers must back Obama
"As president, Barack Obama has placed his faith in America's working men and women to lead our country to economic recovery and to our full potential as a nation," Richard Trumka said during the AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting.
