Campaign intensifies to free Iranian trade unionists
CODIR says it regards the current period as an important opportunity to put effective pressure on the government of President Hassan Rouhani.
Republicans leave unemployed #OutInTheCold
Heavy lobbying efforts were underway to extend unemployment insurance for the more than 1 million long-term jobless.
St. Louis unions giving to charities big time
When Americans think of labor unions, they think of union members campaigning for causes. But unions are a lot more, and their charity efforts in the St. Louis area show it.
Miners’ deaths increased in 2013
Deaths in the nation's mines rose from 36 in 2012 to 42 in 2013, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported.
IAM Boeing workers narrowly approve 8-year contract extension
Machinists who work for Boeing in the Puget Sound area, around Portland, Ore., and in Wichita, Kansas, narrowly approved an eight-year contract extension with Boeing.
More than 400,000 New Jerseyans get a raise January 1
New Jersey is one of the 13 states that saw a bump in the minimum wage starting Jan. 1.The minimum wage became $8.25, up one dollar from $7.25.
City ordinance: All Portland workers get sick leave
On Jan. 1, more than a quarter of a million Portland workers gained a human right - the right to stay home when they're sick.
Emergency action urged on unemployment benefits
Call Congress at 1-877-318-0483 with the message "extend unemployment insurance now."
Workers' rights under fire in Supreme Court
The justices will hear arguments in the dispute over the power of the NLRB and tackle a case involving yet another challenge to worker representation.
L & M nurses and techs back on the job as negotiations continue
The caregivers' return to work temporarily halts a standoff over the future of health service delivery for the region.
