Today in labor history: 2005 New York transit workers strike
On December 20, 2005, thousands of workers began what was to be a three-day strike of the New York City transit system over retirement, pension and wage issues.
Time to repeal Taft-Hartley
It is one of those ironies of history that on December 10, 1948 the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Today in labor history: Farm workers on trial
On this day in 1830, the trial of nearly 350 agricultural workers began in England.
Workers target Wawa supermarket for better wages, working conditions
About 40 farmworker allies targeted the Wawa store in an action in solidarity with Farm Labor Organizing Committee (AFL-CIO) - and workers on tobacco farms in North Carolina.
Union fights to save Cleveland paper
The Newspaper Guild Local 1 is conducting a spirited campaign to Save The Plain Dealer, the city's only daily newspaper.
San Jose marches to demand Hyatt give workers a voice
This action was part of a national week of actions that began Dec 12. at Hyatt headquarters in Chicago.
Missourians: Real deficit is the jobs deficit
"We cannot cut our way to job creation," the Rev. Roosevelt Broadnax told labor and community allies.
Signed in secret, Michigan law takes effect in April
The "right to work for less" law can be overturned.
Union reps warn of “devastating” budget cuts
The unions and their allies have launched campaigns against the budget cutting ideas, contacting lawmakers both in D.C. and at home.
Badgers find Palermo pizza hard to swallow
Palermo's factory workers banded together and presented their employer with a petition stating their intent to unionize so they could effectively discuss issues of safety, health and wages.
