GOP uses "budget cutting" to attack unions
An influential right-wing group among the House's new GOP majority, the 170-member Republican Study Committee (RSC), is using "budget cutting" as an excuse to attack federal worker union reps.
Neighborhood Grocery Initiative takes on non-union megastores
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 5 in northern California says the year 2011 poses unprecedented challenges for its members working in the grocery industry.
Indian workers on Gulf Coast fight modern day slavery
Hundreds of workers from India who were forced into modern day slavery at Gulf Coast shipyards for more than a year after Hurricane Katrina are demanding that federal courts certify their lawsuit as a class action against the company that hired them.
Officials use budget woes to attack public unions
State officials around the country are using state and local budget woes as a smokescreen for campaigns against public unions.
U.S. union leader jailed in Mexico for supporting Sonora miners
The United Steelworkers has condemned the Jan. 24 arrest of Manny Armenta, one of its international representatives, by customs officials in the northern Mexican state of Sonora.
Colombian labor leader seeks trade pact delay
WASHINGTON (PAI) - Congress should delay the proposed U.S.-Colombia "free trade" agreement until a key Colombian law that leads to workers' oppression changes and law enforcement there improves, a top Colombian union leader says.
Mortgage bankers flee as workers march into meeting
The bankers' summit was interrupted after the workers, who overwhelmed security guards with their sheer numbers, marched into the room, passing stunned bankers.
Unions benefit Asian Pacific American workers
When it comes to wages, health insurance and workplace retirement plans Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) enjoy major benefit advantages if they belong to unions, according to a new report.
Labor Department drafts rules to protect more health care workers
Obama's Labor Department will likely bring more home healthcare workers under protection of federal minimum wage and overtime laws.
Bitter chocolate: Hershey’s candy closes a plant
Where were your Hershey's kisses made?Chances are, the answer is Mexico, not Hershey, Pennsylvania.
