Machinists fight for their pensions
"If predatory bankers can come in here and steal the pensions these workers earned, then nobody in our nation is safe!" said Jim McClellan, president of International Association of Machinists District 54.
Labor’s big election loss
The Senate Democrats loss of a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority seems almost certain to doom attempts to revive the barely functioning National Labor Relations Board, the country¹s chief labor law administrator and enforcer.
Foxwoods Casino workers vote on first union contract
After three years of organizing with the United Auto Workers (UAW), 2,500 casino workers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand complex will vote on their first union contract.
Labor struggle at Grand Hyatt is our fight too
A community volunteer tells why he's helping workers at San Antonio's Grand Hyatt fight for their right to a union - and why you should too.
AFL-CIO launches online college
AFL-CIO is joining the National Labor College and the Princeton Review to launch an online College for Working Families.
Restaurant workers take fight to the courts
"I work hard, we all work hard, we play by the rules, why can't they?" asked Naome Debebe-Bogale, who was fired just before Christmas.
Honor Dr. King and boycott Bissell products, workers say
JOLIET, Ill. - As a way to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., religious and labor leaders here announced a boycott of Bissell products after 70 workers were fired last year.
Autoworkers find little comfort in industry show
Ford's Fusion Hybrid was named "car of the year" by Motor Trend. But the award will bring little comfort to unemployed autoworkers.
Rite Aid workers fight for first contract
When it comes to union busting, the retail drug giant Rite Aid is the "poster child" for why we need the Employee Free Choice Act, says Peter Olney, organizing director for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
