Justices protect workers who file verbal complaints
A complaint is a complaint, and it's valid - and protected - whether it's verbal or in writing, at least under the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act.
Video: Angry workers confront Wisconsin's governor
More than 3,000 people came out to protest right-wing Gov. Scott Walker and his illegal, anti-labor actions.
No means no! Wisconsin judge blocks Walker bill - again
A judge here ruled March 29 that a restraining order is still in force for a law that kills collective bargaining rights for public workers.
Ohio Republicans set to pass SB 5, repeal drive begins
The situation is very fluid, shifting daily, but Ohio House Republicans have the votes to pass the vicious anti-worker Senate Bill 5.
Missouri unions mobilize against anti-worker bills
Referring to the state legislature's Republican leadership, Mike Louis, from International Association Machinists District 9, said, "These people are not our friends."
UAW delegates vow to build mass movement
DETROIT - The United Auto Workers Special Bargaining Convention, held here last week, was like nothing this reporter has attended before: it was three days of preparing the union to do battle with Republicans and Wall Street.
New Yorkers keep Triangle fire legacy alive
NEW YORK (March 25) - Thousands of New Yorkers marked the 100th anniversary of the worst industrial accident in city history - the deadly Triangle Shirtwaist fire - with a ceremony at the site where 146 garment workers died.
Union sees AT&T buyout of T-Mobile as good for workers
AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile could open the way for unionization of the thousands of T-Mobile workers who have been denied a voice on the job.
Upper Big Branch miner describes scene at blast
On that dismal day in West Virginia history, when the Upper Big Branch mine exploded, a son of one of the miners, Eddie, went from person to person asking: "Is there any word?"
Workers target bank backing Gov. Walker
The Marshall & Ilesley Bank, the largest in Wisconsin, with branches throughout the Midwest has become the target of the Sheet Metal Workers and their union brothers and sisters in Canada.
