Ignoring public opinion, Indiana Senate approves “right to work”
Despite mass opposition to the so-called right to work bill, the Indiana State Senate yesterday approved the measure.
2012: More battles ahead on Capitol Hill for workers
Workers, their unions and their allies are gearing up for more tough legislative fights in 2012.
AFL-CIO calls for urgent action to stop Indiana "right-to-work"
The AFL-CIO has issued a national appeal for help to stop passage of a so-called "right-to-work" law in Indiana. "We are at war," the AFL-CIO appeal reads. "The assault on workers in Indiana continues."
Flight attendants reach tentative pact with United
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA reached a tentative contract for the original 15,000 flight attendants at Chicago-based United.
California car washers win $1 million in back pay
The first-ever group of unionized carwash workers won a $1 million back pay settlement.
Nationwide protests demand: End Cooper Tire lockout, with video
"Corporate greed at Cooper Tire is flat out wrong!" That was the message brought by pickets protesting the lockout of 1051 workers by Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. at its plant in Findlay, Ohio.
Unions scramble to protect pensions in Hostess bankruptcy
The Bakery Workers, the Teamsters, and other unions representing Hostess Foods employees scrambled to protect their members as the snack food company filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 1.
Steelworkers: Refinery closings could cause oil shortages in Northeast
The union says oil companies' closure of three big refineries in the Philadelphia area - and a plan to demolish one plant if its owner can't find a buyer - could lead to oil shortages in the Northeast.
Indiana GOP ramming “right to work” but battle continues
The struggle for workers' collective bargaining rights suffered a blow in Indiana, but the fight is not over yet.
Airline union win shows importance of courts to workers
When the nation's transportation unions won a significant decision on union election rules, in federal appeals court, it emphasized the importance of courts to workers.
