Communications workers endorse Obama
CWA's statement praised Obama but also took hard shots at the current GOP leader, former Massachusetts Governor and Bain Capital CEO Mitt Romney.

Biden: GOP doesn’t understand middle class
Most of his speech alternated between jabs at GOP leaders, and defense of the Obama administration's actions.

GOP forces anti-labor provisions into transport bills
That rewrite, an attempt to end a fight over union recognition votes at airlines and railroads, ended up leaving workers and their unions with the short end of the stick.
Thousands join picket lines at Kaiser Permanente’s California hospitals
Thousands of workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California marched on picket lines.
Union membership up slightly, despite attacks
Membership in unions increased by 49,000 from 2010 to 2011, including 15.000 new members in the 16 to 24-year-old range.

Auto jobs grow despite Republican opposition
More than jobs are back: New polls in Michigan show Obama has jumped ahead of his Republican opponents here.
Workers brave cold to lobby lawmakers on "right-to-work" danger
Members from turning out to Champlin City Hall to learn more about a coming threat: a proposed "right to work" amendment to the Minnesota constitution.
Oregon state Public Interest Research Group fires pro-union workers
A non-profit fundraiser for the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group and its spinoff group Environment Oregon has fired two workers who helped lead a campaign to unionize.
Tentative agreement could end West Coast longshore battle
The tentative agreement may defuse a tense standoff as the Longview dockworkers wage a valiant battle to defend their jobs.


