Unions plan June conference to draw youth into labor movement
ORLANDO, Fla. - The labor movement, determined to build its membership among the nation's youth, will sponsor a Young Leaders Conference this June in Washington.
Solidarity with Rio Tinto miners: ‘From the Docks to the Desert’
Trucks loaded with $30,000 worth of food, followed by a 150-car convoy, converged on the Rio Tinto Borax mine and plant in Boron, Calif., in solidarity with locked out miners.
What happened to my country?
As I grabbed my grease-soiled lunch cooler and stepped out of my GM truck to head into work at Delphi Packard Electric I had to stop for a moment to digest the sight of a nearly 1/2 mile long, 1/8 mile deep parking lot that was literally empty.
We need to combat workplace violence
Consider this: Every year, almost two million American men and women are the victims of violent crime at their workplaces.
Workers give Marriott a wake-up call
Area workers give Marriott a wake-up call on health care and contract negotiations.
Machinists fight for their pensions
"If predatory bankers can come in here and steal the pensions these workers earned, then nobody in our nation is safe!" said Jim McClellan, president of International Association of Machinists District 54.
Foxwoods Casino workers vote on first union contract
After three years of organizing with the United Auto Workers (UAW), 2,500 casino workers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino and MGM Grand complex will vote on their first union contract.
Labor struggle at Grand Hyatt is our fight too
A community volunteer tells why he's helping workers at San Antonio's Grand Hyatt fight for their right to a union - and why you should too.
AFL-CIO launches online college
AFL-CIO is joining the National Labor College and the Princeton Review to launch an online College for Working Families.
Restaurant workers take fight to the courts
"I work hard, we all work hard, we play by the rules, why can't they?" asked Naome Debebe-Bogale, who was fired just before Christmas.
