Restaurant workers stand up to robbery on the job
DEARBORN, Mich. - On Monday, people were robbed and cheated. If justice ruled, the perpetrator would find the police knocking on his door.
U.S. & German unions unite to battle T-Mobile
The Communications Workers of America and its German counterpart have teamed up to battle T-Mobile's union-busting efforts in the U.S.
Used and abused: guest workers and U.S. immigration reform
PITTSBURGH - The room grew quiet as she told her story. Leila Concepcion paid $15,000 to come to the United States and teach. It was a painful decision to leave her country, The Philippines, and place her family in debt.
Justice bus rolls to stop wage theft
HOUSTON — The Houston Interfaith Worker Justice Center assembled a group of 30 labor activists to ride the Justice Bus here to bring attention to wage theft.
Feeling heat, U.S.-China firms say they’ll build turbines here
Under pressure from the nation’s biggest manufacturing union, a U.S.-China energy partnership said it would build a factory here, creating 1,000 jobs.
Housekeepers march in support of ‘Hyatt 100’
CHICAGO - Hundreds of women, members of Unite Here Local 1, marched and rallied at the Hyatt hotel, telling the mega-chain to rehire 100 housekeepers it fired in Boston.
Asian Pacific American worker hearing hailed as labor milestone
The first-ever National Asian Pacific American Workers' Rights Hearing was an emotional event for Asian Pacific trade unionists.
Filmmakers launch 16deathsperday.com to strengthen worker safety laws
Sixteen workers die every day on the job. It's past time to do something about it.
Workers say: Stop Bissell’s dirty work
On Nov. 5, Cindy Marble and several of her co-workers were fired without any warning, after some of them had trained their replacements.
S K Handtools workers end strike, save health care and jobs
CHICAGO - After a 10-week strike to save their jobs, health care and union, seventy Teamster Local 743 members at S K Handtools voted 3 to 1 to accept the company offer and began returning to work Nov. 6.
