AFL-CIO to hold regular talks on racism beginning in September
"Since the death of Trayvon Martin, the AFL-CIO has worked to open a constructive dialogue around the role of race."
AFL-CIO leaders push presidential candidates on labor’s Raising Wages Agenda
"It's a sign of the times and how important the fight is that five major presidential candidates would come here in a 24-hour period."
AFL-CIO adds single-payer insurance to its Raising Wages campaign
Union leaders passed a resolution that calls upon the AFL-CIO to add a demand for single-payer heath insurance to the federation's Raising Wages campaign.
Today in labor history: Fast-food workers strike for $15 in seven U.S. cities
Fast food workers walked off their jobs and demonstrated in the thousands for a higher paycheck - $15 an hour.
Presidential candidates knocking at labor’s door this week
The AFL-CIO hopes to lay out a strategy to unite workers across the country behind its Raising Wages Agenda and behind a broad program of progressive action.
Minnesota, workers want AT&T to comply with state paid leave law
Corporate defiance by AT&T led members of CWA and their families to rally outside the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis on July 17.
Striking federal contract workers demand "$15 and a union"
All are employed by huge corporations that have been awarded contracts by the federal government, and all earn poverty wages.
Netroots Nation delegates discussed unions' role in progressive causes
Unionists at the confab included a large delegation from the CWA, a former top Unite Here activist, and AFL-CIO officials Liz Shuler and Tefere Gebre.
Today in labor history: Brewery workers unite!
On this date in 1886, brewery workers in San Francisco declared a historic victory against the brewery owners.
GOP funding bill would force the NLRB to lay off one-third of its staff
The Obama administration is blasting a GOP-authored money bill that would underfund the Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services Depts.
