
UAW sues military contractor over union-busting
A UAW local filed labor charges against giant military contractor Bell Helicopter for "an attempt to weaken and eliminate the union."

1877 St. Louis General Strike: lessons for today (video)
Labor and community activists gathered in Granite City, Ill., to remember the 1877 St. Louis general strike.
Union leaders blast White House Wal-Mart alliance
Everyone wants more fresh food in low-income communities, but Wal-Mart's lousy anti-worker stands undermine those same communities.
Stand Up for Ohio hosts festival to "bring awesome back"
Hear about Stand Up for Ohio's work, and get ready for Aug. 20 festival to bring back awesome to the Buckeye State.

Labor leader renews call to bring troops home (video)
VIDEO: CWA President Larry Cohen talks about the union's message to America, bringing the troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan and endorsing President Barack Obama.
Unionists tell NLRB of election delays, management intimidation
Unionists joined a parade of witnesses in the first of two days of NLRB hearings on its proposed rules to streamline union elections. Most of the witnesses were lawyers, including from several notorious union-busting firms.

Union means everything on New Orleans docks
As they operate the cranes and forklifts at this famous port, workers here say they are 100 percent behind the fight for union rights being waged across the country.

Next Generation claim union, social justice organizing as their own
Younger CWA union members start Next Generation campaign to organize youth into better-paid jobs and labor's social activism.

Unionists say America needs collective bargaining
"Our challenge is to build a movement that restores the American Dream," said Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen.

CWA: “We’ve had no choice but to fight”
Carolyn Wade didn't go looking for a fight, but she's in the middle of a big one: some call it a war on workers.

