Landmark farmworker bill on its way to governor's desk
A bill to make it easier for California's 400,000 farmworkers to choose a union passed both houses of the California Legislature.
IKEA says it's ready to talk
After receiving 20,000 complaints from people angry about how it treats its workers here, IKEA has agreed to meet with the union trying to organize them.
“One battle in a big war”: Comcast organizing drive rages on
Only 2 percent of 90,000 Comcast workers nationally are organized. This was the second vote in five years at the Pullman facility.
“Greed on steroids” at Missouri water company
American Water made $268 million in profits last year and paid its top seven executives a combined $12.5 million, but wants big cuts from workers, the union says.
Service employees join suit vs. Georgia's anti-immigrant law
Call Georgia's anti-immigrant law "racial profiling" that threatens to turn Georgia into "a police state."
Unions discuss key issues with GE
Health care, wages and pensions topped the talks between a multi-union coalition, headed by the United Electrical Workers, with General Electric.
In tough situation, Conn. state workers to vote on contract
Thousands of state workers are expected for a question and answer session about the tentative agreement hammered out by their unions.
Asian Americans tackle job discrimination
Job discrimination is on the rise for Asian Americans, one of the fastest-growing minority group in the U.S., and now number 15 million nationwide.
Workers, supporters cheer cheating contractor's downfall
A huge wage-theft case against a San Francisco Bay Area contractor almost reached the finish line May 26. One last chapter must still be written.
Wisconsin judge kills anti-union law
The right-wing push to destroy unions in Wisconsin ran into a wall this morning.
