Despite vicious opposition, Chattanooga workers are unionizing
In the face of corporation opposition, skilled workers at the Volkswagen plant voted for UAW to become their collective bargaining representative, a step toward unionization of the whole plant.
Blankenship verdict: guilty on misdemeanor, innocent on felony charges
The conspiracy charge is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of one-year in jail and possible fines amounting to twice the financial gain resulting from the safety conspiracy.
Walmart hired Lockheed-Martin, asked FBI to spy on activist workers
The spying was contained in documents filed with the NLRB in a case that OURWalmart -- an employee group to improve pay and working conditions -- filed with the agency.
Dallas marchers stress climate and wage justice
On Black Friday, we marched from the City Place Target to the Uptown Walmart to add our voices and actions to the nationwide "Fight for $15!"
Unions to lobby for "energy democracy" at Paris climate talks
Unions worldwide will make sure the voices and needs of working people are included in the UN Climate Change Summit in Paris: The ITUC will lobby negotiators and leaders of 190 countries.
Walmart workers begin Thanksgiving and Black Friday strikes with fasting
Angry about having to go to food pantries to feed their families, Walmart workers across the country are fasting during the days leading up to Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
New federal education aid bill: Teachers unions weigh in
NEA, AFT, and AFSA lobbied their lawmakers long and hard to change the No Child Left Behind law.
High court tackles four important cases involving workers, unions
The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to drastically rewrite not just labor law, but working conditions in the U.S.
Today in labor history: Joe Hill ain’t never died
On this day, one hundred years ago, the legendary working-class troubadour Joe Hill was executed by a firing squad.
SEIU endorses Hillary Clinton
The SEIU board voted on Nov. 17 to endorse former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.
