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.
Trumka: AFL-CIO to undergo wide-scale revamp
The revamp will meet the conditions of changing workplaces, extend labor's reach, and shift its emphasis within the federation to more inter-union and regional cooperation.
Labor leaders demand Senate action on NLRB
As expected, the AFL-CIO Executive Council issued a statement Feb. 26 on the ongoing attempt by anti-worker politicians and their corporate sponsors to destroy the National Labor Relations Board
AFL-CIO: Unions decline tied to attacks on democracy
Reports showing union membership at an all-time low are of enormous concern at a gathering of the nation's labor leaders. Members of the AFL-CIO executive council see it tied to attacks on democratic rights.
Labor rolls out plan to defuse fiscal time bomb
Before the $85 billion budget cut time bomb explodes, leaders of the nation's unions are hammering out details of a program to prevent job losses and restore the economy for the working-class majority.
New consumer campaign: higher minimum wage for restaurant workers
Can you imagine trying to live on $2.13 an hour, with no sick days and a 1-in-10 chance of having health care coverage?
Janitors, security officers vote to authorize strike
In back to back votes, SEIU Local 26 security officers and janitors voted unanimously to authorize their respective bargaining committees to call a strike at any time.
Letter carriers to protest postal service Sat. shutdown
Stepping up their grassroots lobbying of lawmakers, the Letter Carriers will stage a nationwide protest against the Postal Service's Saturday service shutdown scheme.
Intl. union leader: “Conditions bad for workers”
A top international union leader has a grim message for the leaders of world financial institutions.
