Unite Here aims to grow union membership among low wage workers
Delegates from all over the country, representing some 270,000 Unite Here members, are converging on this city June 25-27 for the union's constitutional convention.
Chicago Walmart worker at White House summit today
Holmes, one of hundreds of workers who traveled to today's White House Summit On Working Families, explained to Obama about how Walmart mistreated her when she was pregnant.
Unions unite for Connecticut elections
"We are not letting anybody divide the unions of the Connecticut AFL-CIO!" exclaimed Randi Weingarten to a standing ovation and loud applause.
Labor Secretary calls for raise in the minimum wage
Obama administration Labor Secretary Thomas Perez is arguing for revisions in federal laws to make them more family-friendly.
Communist Party convention goers explore Chicago's labor history
Some of the 300 delegates and guests of the Communist Party USA's 30th Convention kicked off their party's gathering with a labor history tour of the Windy City.
San Franciscans to vote on $15 city minimum wage
San Franciscans will vote this November on whether to gradually increase the city-wide minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Walmart’s treatment of workers hurting its bottom line
Last week, Walmart reported falling sales for five consecutive quarters and the company reported losing up to $3 billion a year because of stocking problems.
Report: Privatizing public service jobs a disaster
The workers are still part-timers, and their compensation is still far from the level that New Haven school custodians enjoyed before the privatization hit.
China and Russia have workers councils but not Chattanooga
Workers in the United States know organizing here in the belly of the corporate beast is no easy task.
UAW’s Bob King: We’re in a war for democracy
Retiring UAW President Bob King proclaimed a truism long understood by labor activists - "The amount of power you have determines the amount of justice you get."
