More firms challenge NLRB’s right to rule on their cases
Two more companies have dragged the NLRB into federal appellate courts, questioning the agency's right to rule in their labor-management disputes because NLRB allegedly lacked a quorum.
Missouri state workers lobby day
"They want to take away your right to support your union. They don't want us to be here."
Unionists back marriage equality, in and out of high court
Inside and outside the U.S. Supreme Court, unionists backed the right of same-sex couples to marry as the justices held hearings on two separate cases on the issue.
What I learned from the Immokalee workers
Earlier this month I marched for three days with Florida's Immokalee farmworkers and their supporters.
U.S. and British transport workers form alliance
They have agreed to cooperate on safety issues; launch joint campaigns targeting employers in-common; and advance a strategy promoting the right of workers to organize unions and bargain.
Arizonans fight to keep their mail coming (with video)
Hundreds of passing drivers honked in solidarity with 200 postal workers and community supporters' who rallied here Sunday afternoon to "save the Postal Service."
Rank and file longshore leader honored at memorial
The South African government honored longtime International Longshore and Warehouse Union activist Leo Robinson with its Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Award.
Governor calls unions the voice of American workers
"We live in a time in which more and more capital is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands," Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon told union delegates at the AFL-CIO Labor Legislative Conference.
Paperworkers end strike, resume talks with Nippon
Union paperworkers walked their picket line round-the-clock last week demanding that Nippon Paper resume "good faith" contract talks. They ended the walkout when the company came back to the bargaining table.
Letter carriers rally for six day delivery
Chanting "five days no, six days yes," over 500 Connecticut letter carriers, family members and supporters gathered for a noon-time rally on the New Haven Green.
