NYC AFSCME Council endorses Liu in mayoral race
Saying Comptroller John Liu "would end the favoritism towards the wealthy 1%" and return the government to its people, AFSCME District Council 37 delegates unanimously endorsed his mayoral candidacy.
Striking Walmart workers' caravan heads for firm's headquarters, annual meeting
A group of more than 100 Walmart workers from stores in Northern California, Miami, Boston, Denver and elsewhere started an extended strike on Memorial Day against the retail mega-monster.
Union protests Obama's nomination of Pritzker
Saying Hyatt Hotel magnate Penny Pritzker destroys jobs, Unite Here members crowded into the back of a Senate hearing room to show the union opposes her nomination as U.S. Commerce Secretary.
Today in labor history: Rochester general strike
The strike was precipitated when city workers were summarily fired after attempting to form a union.
Walker not welcome in Connecticut!
"Not only did I lose my job, many people with an education are unemployed in Wisconsin because there are no jobs to be had now. Scott Walker, go home!"
Today in labor history: Debs imprisoned
Labor activist Eugene V. Debs was imprisoned May 22, 1895, for his role in the Pullman strike.
AFL-CIO hails vote on immigration bill, vows work to improve
"This reflects an enormous step toward healing an injustice, the deportation crisis that has wrecked families, communities, and workplaces for far too long."
Catholic “union” refuses to back Carla Hale, but AFL-CIO will
The AFL-CIO Central Labor Council for Central Ohio, meanwhile, unanimously passed a strongly worded resolution this past week supporting Hale in her fight to be reinstated.
Unions: Keep immigration open to family members
Unions and their allies, led by the AFL-CIO, back changes to the draft comprehensive immigration law that would keep immigration rights open for family members of current permanent residents.
Union and growers split on immigration plan
And that split could imperil immigration legislation overall, since the GOP-run House has made it clear that it may deep-six the Senate's comprehensive immigration overhaul.
