Should union organizers get civil rights protections?
Workers who are trying to unionize should be added to the groups of people protected by the nation's civil rights laws, two authors say. Currently those laws apply to women and minorities. Their idea, in the book, Why Labor Organizing Should Be A Civil RightWorkers who are trying to unionize should be added to the groups of people protected by the nation's civil rights laws, two authors say. Currently those laws apply to women and minorities. Their idea, in the book, Why Labor Organizing Should Be A Civil RightWorkers who are trying to unionize should be added to the groups of people protected by the nation's civil rights laws, two authors say.
AFL-CIO tackles rights violations in Honduras
Honduras is violating the Central American Free Trade Agreement by not enforcing its own labor laws.
Labor exposes Alabama law to world scrutiny
Labor has taken its campaign against Alabama's racist, anti-Hispanic, anti-immigrant law international.
Minnesota contractor charged with wage theft
A trucking company owner faces felony "theft by swindle" charges for stealing thousands of dollars in wages from employees.
Greed endangers blood supply say American Red Cross workers
ARC is attempting to make unilateral changes to employee health insurance that mean deductibles and co-pays could raise costs many thousands a year.
Senator unveils pro-labor Rebuild America Act
The bill drew immediate praise from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.
MO unions plan legislative fightback
The Missouri AFL-CIO Labor Legislative Conference provides union members with an opportunity to talk with their state representatives and state senators about issues important to working families.
Striking workers converge on Red Cross headquarters
Northern Ohio Red Cross workers brought their anger and frustration to the agency's National Headquarters in Washington.
State workers' lobby day important for all workers
The immediate struggle for pay raises and collective bargainingis part of the larger, national context for democracy and progressive change.
UK's labor leader Bob Crow builds solidarity at the Left Labor Project
We believe the trade union movement is not just about what wages or what contract you get but about the social side: Decent transportation, affordable housing, a decent welfare state.
