Unions call for National Infrastructure Bank
Rebuilding the U.S.' decaying infrastructure to also counteract climate change will produce good middle class jobs and grow the economy.
Victory for workers at Baltimore Sheraton
The labor movement and its allies are celebrating the restoration of union bargaining rights for hundreds of Sheraton employees.
Ohio unions back fired teacher Carla Hale, LGBT rights
Organized labor has weighed in on the side of LGBT rights in central Ohio, starting with the strong support given to discharged teacher Carla Hale.
Obama’s acting labor secretary calls for minimum wage hike
Saying that it would help lift up workers and families, Acting Labor Secretary Seth Harris reiterated the Obama administration's support for raising the minimum wage.
Sanders, citing her anti-worker stand, is sole senator vs. Pritzker
Hyatt fired housekeepers, replacing them with out-of-state minimum-wage temps. Unite Here has called a boycott of Hyatt.
Supreme Court to rule on legality of NLRB
The Supreme Court will try to sort out the political war over the legality of "recess appointments" to the National Labor Relations Board.
What they didn’t tell you about the Twinkies comeback!
The trimmed-down Hostess has a far less costly operating structure than the predecessor company, but workers are no longer unionized.
Today in labor history: “Wobblies” founded in 1905
The Industrial Workers of the World, also known as the "Wobblies," was founded at a 12-day convention in Chicago, June 27, 1905.
North Carolina “Moral Monday” protests battle right-wing agenda
A multi-racial crowd of over 2,500 people rallied outside the North Carolina State Legislature Building.
Today in labor history: Eugene Debs initiates boycott against Pullman railroad
The American Railway Union, led by Eugene Debs, initiated a boycott against the Pullman Palace Car Company.
