Home care workers win union rights
Home care workers hugge and cheered when the State Senate voted in favor of granting home health care and child care workers collective bargaining.
Caterpillar workers strike against take back contract
Nearly 800 workers at a Caterpillar plant have been on strike since May 1 after the company refused to back off a far reaching concessionary contract proposal.
Twin Cities hospital strike vote scheduled
Members of SEIU Healthcare Minnesota will vote whether to authorize a strike at eight Twin Cities hospitals.
OSHA warns bosses on summer heat
There's a very simple way for employers to avoid having their workers keel over from heat exhaustion or die from heat stroke: "Water, rest, and shade."
Two big unions turn up heat in presidential race
With the presidential campaign in full swing following President Obama's formal re-election announcement, two top unions jumped in hard.
Civil rights group: Stop speedup in poultry plants!
The National Council of La Raza, has joined the campaign against an Obama administration Agriculture Department proposal to speed up poultry plant processing lines.
Missourians file 350,000 signatures for higher minimum wage
Labor, community and faith allies, along with low-wage workers have something to be excited about here in the Show-Me-State.
Labor fightback in the Great Recession
For over 30 years the labor movement has faced relentless corporate, political, and right-wing attack. And since the "great recession," this attack has risen in intensity and viciousness.
Top anti-union outfit smaller than believed
The Associated Builders and Contractors proclaims itself the national voice of non-union construction companies. However, it actually represents just a small share of U.S. contractors.
Lockheed forces strike in Texas
The highly profitable aerospace contractor forced 3,600 workers to strike over its demand to eliminate traditional defined-benefit pensions.
