Top women’s group hails Obama order on paid leave
Obama announced the executive order in a speech after a Labor Day breakfast with union leaders in Boston.
Trumka: AFL-CIO presidential endorsement unlikely before first two state contests
Trumka was caustic about Trump's constant anti-immigrant and anti-Latino stands. He also criticized two other GOP hopefuls.
Today in labor history: 50th anniversary of Grape Strike and Boycott
For the first time in American history, Chávez and the UFW decided to use a boycott in a major labor dispute.
Verizon continues to demand givebacks from workers
Unions took to the streets to show mass solidarity for their bargaining teams, with rallies all over the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states.
Steelworkers and teachers: Two unions, one struggle
In other words: To make money for the shareholders, workers have to go without; to keep the banks happy, public schools have to tighten their belts.
Pride at Work protests gay group's endorsement of Walmart
"A war on worker rights to come together and fight for a voice on the job is being waged by corporations that HRC asks the LGBT community to celebrate."
Media unions “heartsick” over journalists murdered doing their job
"Work-related shootings are not uncommon; we in the media sector are gravely concerned about this issue and committed to helping build safe workplaces."
Court upholds federal minimum wage, overtime pay for home health care workers
The workers hailed the judges' decision, saying it would bring them out of the low-paying shadows many now toil in.
ATU: “A Common-Sense Bus Safety Proposal”
Putting intercity bus drivers under federal overtime pay laws would raise their pay, lower their fatigue, and cut fatal bus crashes and deaths.
Rail workers score big safety win in California
Rail unions have been pushing for two-person crews while rail carriers have been pushing for just one, an engineer.
