Michigan mayor spearheads push vs. “right to work”
Michigan's new Right to Work law has angered many in Michigan, including Warren Mayor Jim Fouts.
Why picket lines matter
I spent so much time on picket lines as a kid that when I thought my dad's rules were too strict, I would run to build a sign on a stick and try to talk the neighbor kids into marching around the house with me.
Today in labor history: Labor radical Tom Mooney freed
Radical labor activist Tom Mooney, accused of a murder by bombing in San Francisco, was pardoned and freed after 22 years in San Quentin.
Unions hit GOP on Sandy aid
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka termed Boehner's decision "a slap in the face." Others were more caustic.
Standoff at grain terminals: workers on the job without contract
All the grain terminals, which handle a huge share of overall U.S. grain trade, are owned by huge multinational corporations, many of them foreign-based.
Billionaire casino owner Adelson takes aim at unions
Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire owner of The Venetian and Palazzo casinos, says his new target is collective bargaining.
Today in labor history: Starving farmers demand food
In the depths of the Great Depression, some 500 farmers marched into the town of England, Ark., to demand food for their starving families.
Courts remain key to advancing workers’ rights
If you think courts aren't important to workers, then unions in Wisconsin, Alaska and Texas have a blunt message for you: Wrong.
Supreme Court tackles "who is a supervisor?"
Supervisors, as agents of firms, must not discriminate or harass - or stop it when it occurs.
Labor’s year in headlines
A review of these headlines does more than just take one down memory lane.
