Against the odds, CWA fights for “good jobs, strong communities”
The Communications Workers of America is stressing "movement building" as its convention opens in Las Vegas this week.
Farm workers protest veto of Calif. card check bill
California's Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would have allowed farm workers to use the card check method to unionize. Brown refused to meet with the farm workers and the 25 legislators that camped outside of his office.
Largest education union endorses Obama
The 3.2-million-member National Education Association has endorsed President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.
IKEA stacks deck against union backers
IKEA agreed to a union election date, but only after adding "team captains" to the pool in a move the Machinists union says is aimed at influencing the vote.
1.3 million Ohioans say no to anti-labor law
The drive to repeal SB 5, the union-busting law that strips collective bargaining rights from public workers in Ohio, culminated in a massive "People's Parade" to deliver petitions with nearly 1.3 million signatures.
Workers charge Target uses threats, illegal actions
Workers lost a unionization vote at a Target store on New York's Long Island June 17. But UFCW is continuing the fight.
Bus drivers fed up, locked out, then fired
On June 13, the bus drivers of AFSCME Local 3001, who drive the Arlington County, Va., buses, made the declaration that they have had enough.
Jokers and facts explain "union advantage" at new website
Collectivebargainingfacts.com features comic videos, a Real Jokers quiz and hard facts on why unions are good for working people.
Steelworkers warn Congress: Don't back trade that hurts workers
The Steelworkers have laid out, again, a detailed case against all three pending "free trade" agreements - with Colombia, Panama and South Korea - circulating on Capitol Hill.
It's union time at America's airports!
After a ten-year struggle, 40,000 workers at 450 airports across the nation are celebrating today after choosing the AFGE as their union and sole bargaining agent.
