Time to close Wall Street’s “Retirement Advice” loophole
Wall Street brokers and financial firms that provide retirement investment advice can drain away thousands of dollars of hard-earned savings from a single retirement account.
Union democracy preserved: Teamster members retain right to vote
This is another step Teamsters members have taken to move their union away from its sordid past and towards a powerful democratic future.
Delta flight attendants file for IAM representation
Nearly 12,000 Delta Air Lines flight attendants have signed authorization cards seeking union representation by the Machinists.
AFT’s Weingarten lays out new models for unions
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten today laid out a framework for a renewed American labor movement.
A steelworker’s thoughts on “democracy”
The fight for democracy is central to all of our struggles. However, these struggles are separated from the issue of "who controls the wealth" only at our ultimate peril!
Today in labor history: SNCC founder Julian Bond was born
Today people from around the country and globe are wishing the long time civil rights giant, Julian Bond, a very happy birthday.
Teamsters blast green light allowing Mexican trucks roll nationwide
The Teamsters are blasting an Obama administration Transportation Department green light to let all Mexican trucks roll over every U.S. road.
Attacks on workers expected to follow pattern set in Missouri
"Paycheck deception" legislation, which its right-wing backers disguise as "paycheck protection" is another ALEC/corporate brainstorm.
Seafarers rescue Syrian war refugees in the Mediterranean sea
Continuing what is a Seafarers tradition, the Seafarer-crewed MV Liberty Grace rescued 231 refugees from Syria's civil war.
Kaiser Permanente mental health workers go on strike in California
Union demonstrators picket in front of 35 Kaiser Permanente locations throughout the state on behalf of some 2,600 mental health clinicians.
