Unions scramble to protect pensions in Hostess bankruptcy
The Bakery Workers, the Teamsters, and other unions representing Hostess Foods employees scrambled to protect their members as the snack food company filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 1.
Mich. labor gets ready to rumble over GOP’s right-to-work plans
"Any right-to-work effort in Michigan is going to be met with the fiercest opposition organized labor has ever brought against a single issue," said a building trades leader.
All eyes on 2012 elections at AFL-CIO King holiday observance
"It's a new day, a new labor movement," and "victory can come to the 99 percent if we stand united," said AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker.
Steelworkers: Refinery closings could cause oil shortages in Northeast
The union says oil companies' closure of three big refineries in the Philadelphia area - and a plan to demolish one plant if its owner can't find a buyer - could lead to oil shortages in the Northeast.
Indiana GOP ramming “right to work” but battle continues
The struggle for workers' collective bargaining rights suffered a blow in Indiana, but the fight is not over yet.
Airline union win shows importance of courts to workers
When the nation's transportation unions won a significant decision on union election rules, in federal appeals court, it emphasized the importance of courts to workers.
Indiana workers flood Capitol to stop “right-to-work” law
For the second day in a row, the GOP was unable to push through the legislation because House Democrats failed to show up for a vote.
High court to hear union campaign finance case
Another right-wing effort to throw public worker unions out of politics hit the U.S. Supreme Court agenda.
Hyatt continues attack on housekeepers
The Hyatt hotel chain seems determined to continue an attack on housekeepers that it began more than a year ago when it fired veteran employees in Boston and replaced them with lower paid temporary workers.
Many workers to benefit in 2012 from new Obama rules
Last month the Obama administration issued some of the most pro-worker rules the country has seen in 35 years, covering union elections, hours of work and wages, among other things.
