Indian workers on Gulf Coast fight modern day slavery
Hundreds of workers from India who were forced into modern day slavery at Gulf Coast shipyards for more than a year after Hurricane Katrina are demanding that federal courts certify their lawsuit as a class action against the company that hired them.
Officials use budget woes to attack public unions
State officials around the country are using state and local budget woes as a smokescreen for campaigns against public unions.
U.S. union leader jailed in Mexico for supporting Sonora miners
The United Steelworkers has condemned the Jan. 24 arrest of Manny Armenta, one of its international representatives, by customs officials in the northern Mexican state of Sonora.
Shop Talk: saving jobs, preventing disasters and more
Not paid at all for three pay periods, 3,750 jobs saved at Kansas City plant, Union credited with saving 700 jobs in Indiana, He wants working families to pay, Coal mine disaster 'preventable'
Health reform begins to affect union members covered on the job
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, signed into law March 23, 2010, by Democratic President Barack Obama, is starting to affect health insurance plans that union members and their families are enrolled in.
Colombian labor leader seeks trade pact delay
WASHINGTON (PAI) - Congress should delay the proposed U.S.-Colombia "free trade" agreement until a key Colombian law that leads to workers' oppression changes and law enforcement there improves, a top Colombian union leader says.
Workers celebrate victory over Starbucks
Members of the Starbucks Workers Union held demonstrations at branches of the coffee shop giant across Manhattan on Jan. 17, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, as they've done for years. This year, the union had something to celebrate.
Mortgage bankers flee as workers march into meeting
The bankers' summit was interrupted after the workers, who overwhelmed security guards with their sheer numbers, marched into the room, passing stunned bankers.
Unions benefit Asian Pacific American workers
When it comes to wages, health insurance and workplace retirement plans Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) enjoy major benefit advantages if they belong to unions, according to a new report.
Labor Department drafts rules to protect more health care workers
Obama's Labor Department will likely bring more home healthcare workers under protection of federal minimum wage and overtime laws.
