CWA’s Larson warns of post-election push for Trans-Pacific Pact
CWA's legislative director is urging his union's activists - and other unionists - to keep the pressure on lawmakers to vote against the TPP.
Airport screeners seek more staff, better treatment
In the last five years, 100 million more passengers are flying, but the number of screeners has not kept up.
Domestic workers see gains, yet struggle for decent work
"I do housework, cooking, gardening, take care of the children," said domestic worker Amma, who is forced to sleep in a garage; "I receive insults like, 'You are an animal.'"
Consumers League warns teens about summer jobs that can kill
"Always follow safety training. Working safely and carefully may slow you down, but ignoring safe work procedures is a fast track to injury."
Cleveland teachers battle excessive testing mandates
"They don't want to face up to the real problem of poverty and generations of structural inequality."
Coalition forms to combat wage theft in Minnesota
The new wage theft coalition will focus on identifying and implementing solutions.
Wage theft, labor law-breaking force L.A. port truckers into another strike
Can you imagine working five weeks in a row and earning nothing?
Labor board puts new limits on when employers may permanently replace strikers
Employers must now prove to the NLRB that they aren't replacing striking workers for illegal reasons.
Labor campaign kills anti-worker measures in N.M.
"The session's ending, but we're just getting started. That's why we need you to stay active and engaged through Election Day."
Aging in the fields: No alternative but to keep working
"I had to work out of necessity. My mother couldn't support my younger siblings alone, and I'm the eldest daughter."
