Thousands march to end Con Ed lockout
A march of thousands from Con Ed's headquarters to New York City's Union Square, in 100-degree heat, added to the pressure on the rich utility.
Paper workers deal with death on the job
Jon Maus' name may not have specifically come up at the bargaining conference in of the paperworkers, but his horrifying death did.
SEIU, Jobs with Justice to push higher minimum wage
The Service Employees and Jobs With Justice joined a last-minute campaign to get Congress to raise the minimum wage.
AFL-CIO: Call senators today to pass Bring Jobs Home Act
The AFL-CIO and other backers are urging the public to contact their senators immediately to tell them to vote "yes" on the bill.
Ohio refinery strikers: "We're fighting for families"
Two hundred thirty members of USW Local 624 have been on strike since May at the Husky Energy refinery, mainly over family issues.
Janitors strike in Houston spreads to eight cities
Tomorrow the Houston janitors' strike, now in its second week, will spread to eight cities across the country. The strike has garnered significant national support.
Maine lobstermen stop work
"Enough." That's what lobstermen along the Maine coast are saying in unison.
Workers bashed in Pennsylvania
In one of the most extreme cases of worker bashing to balance a budget, the mayor unilaterally cut the wages of city workers to the $7.25 hourly federal minimum.
Union-friendly investor defends pension plans
The point of all the initiatives is the same: Finding areas that can make money for investing unions and investing union pension plans - and put union members to work.
Big British labor federation picks female leader
The Trades Union Congress, Great Britain's biggest labor federation, with 6.2 million members, elected Frances O'Grady as its General Secretary, its top administrative post.
