NLRB forcing employers to reimburse illegally fired workers
"The board should not require the victims of unfair labor practices to bear the consequential costs imposed on them by a respondent's unlawful conduct."
Southern California: 47,000 grocery workers prepare to strike
At a rally in front of a Vons and a Ralphs market, UFCW members carried a sign summing up their position: "Grocery jobs should feed a family."
OSHA hits Wisconsin shipyard with $1.4 million fine for lead poisoning of workers
OSHA shut the shipyard after inspectors found workers suffered from lead poisoning and exposure to harmful contaminants.
Two massive unions, SEIU and AFSCME, announce partnership, potential merger
The detailed plan builds on an existing alliance between those two unions and the American Federation of Teachers.
Striking Walmart workers in China contact U.S. Walmart activists
"We are going to stand our ground," Zhang Liya, a founding member of the workers' network, told the Chinese labor paper.
The day after: Labor launches big battleground blitz
"Working people are an unstoppable force when we stick together," said AFL-CIO President Trumka.
OSHA to take first steps this fall towards potential rule to curb workplace violence
The request for a new rule came from National Nurses United; RNs have been prime victims of workplace violence.
Teachers’ convention celebrates history, vision for future, Clinton support
Throughout its 100-year history, the AFT has been at the juncture of key social, economic and civil rights movements.
Connecticut low wage workers testify for $15 an hour
"I have seen firsthand over the decades the erosion of the middle class in my hometown of Bridgeport, as the income gap has widened more deeply here than almost anywhere else."
AFGE leader calls GOP plan for federal workers a “spoils” system
"The platform advocates such profound changes to the terms of government employment that it would bring to end the merit-based, apolitical civil service system."
