Supreme court rules vs. employer discrimination by religion
The Supreme Court came down hard on employers who discriminate against potential workers on the basis of religion.
Unions criticize GOP proposal to spin off Federal Aviation Administration
Unions representing workers at the FAA are criticizing a House Republican proposal to spin off the administration.
Unions demand opening of secret trade pacts
On June 2, hundreds of unionists and their allies descended on the office of the Obama administration's U.S. Trade Representative.
Coal criminal seeks Vegas fun as he delays justice for miners
A notorious former coal company executive is still awaiting trial while the victims, the families of killed miners, await justice before the law.
Unions open contract talks with General Electric
The negotiations cover 10,000 IUE-CWA workers and another 6,000 workers from other U.S. unions.
New rules require contractors to obey labor laws
Rules will help prevent millions of workers from being subject to harmful or unlawful treatment, especially underpaid women.
Rail safety problems trigger protests
Railroad Workers United reported that the first protest about safety, or lack of it, on rail lines occurred in Chicago on May 27.
New NEA president Eskelsen Garcia brings verve, edge to union
Teacher Lily Eskelsen Garcia has seen poverty's impact on her students, so for her, the issue is personal.
Right-to-work loses in Illinois house, heads for Missouri veto
In a rebuke to GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner's anti-worker agenda, the Democratic-run Illinois House voted his bill down.
Head of L.A. Federation of Labor thrilled with $15 wage victory
It's a great day for working Angelenos, as the LA city countil has voted to raise the minimum wage, in steps, to $15 an hour.
