1,300 locked out sugar workers fight for jobs, families
Workers are locked outside company gates as their union battles an employer they say is determined to slash health benefits and weaken job security.
Verizon workers to take strike vote July 25 (video)
Verizon workers and retirees face the fight of their lives, as the profitable telecom corporation tries to take back every hard-earned benefit.
Is your paycheck correct? There's an app for that!
The U.S. Department of Labor launched a new application for smart-phone users that aims to empower workers to stand up for their rights if employers deny them their hard-earned pay.
Unions benefit Asian Pacific American workers
When it comes to wages, health insurance and workplace retirement plans Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) enjoy major benefit advantages if they belong to unions, according to a new report.
Shop Talk: Freelancers go union, paid family leave a success
Unemployed people lucky enough to find new jobs are making less than they did before and almost 40 percent took a 20 percent cut in pay.
Worker receives mixed verdict in court battle
What happens if a city trains a police officer on condition she stays five years on the job, but she resigns after two years?
Pay freeze saves peanuts, AFGE leader charges
Labor and its allies have come out swinging against President Obama's call for a two-year pay freeze for federal workers.
Obama aide sees unionization as fix for economy
WASHINGTON (PAI) - Legislation like the Employee Free Choice Act, which promotes collective bargaining, would help pull the U.S. out of its economic hole, a top White House official says.
European unions set to march for “Robin Hood taxes”
Next in the "rising tide of world labor protest" file comes the September 29 labor actions in Europe.
Do you make too much money?
Do you, the reader, think you make too much money?Because there are many who think public sector workers do!
