“Master of lies” Romney doesn’t fool workers at Bainport
Workers whose jobs are being outsourced by Bain Capital closely watched the presidential debate last night from a campsite called Bainport.
Romney to outsourced workers: Drop dead
Workers at the "Bainport" encampment outside the Sensata Technologies plant here are in Day 22 of their civil disobedience protest against the outsourcing of their jobs.
Lawmakers demand that Crystal Sugar end lockout
American Crystal Sugar appears to be losing favor in Congress at a time when the company needs it most.
Today in labor history: Singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie dies at age 55
Guthrie traveled with workers and learned their traditional songs, earning himself the nickname "Dust Bowl Troubadour."
Protest shuts down Walmart warehouse
In a spirited act of civil disobedience, 14 clergy, labor and community leaders were arrested for blocking access to Walmart's midwestern distribution centerin Elwood, Ill.
Fatal work injuries down slightly in 2011
The number of fatal occupational injuries nationwide dropped to 4,609 in 2011.
Restaurant has to pay wages it stole from employee
Workers in transparent rain ponchos hand out pale yellow fliers to people preparing to enter Lee Kan's Asian Grill in the Collierville Shopping Center.
Today in labor history: First Model T leaves the assembly line
The problems of speedup and other dangerous assembly line practices were skewered in Charlie Chaplin's classic film "Modern Times."
Texas Walmart workers stage “Rally for Respect”
About 200 Walmart employees and their supporters gathered for a "Rally for Respect" in downtown Griggs Park here, Sept. 22.
Koch Brothers try to kill California unions
Prop 32 would ban both unions and corporations from using payroll-deducted funds for political purposes in California.
