Union leaders to lawmakers: pay freezes, furloughs hit federal workers’ morale
"Federal employees are a devoted and resilient bunch. They despise what politicians have done to them."
Unionists ignore downpour, bring fast track fight to Capitol steps
Hundreds of unionists gathered on Capitol Hill on May 7 to campaign against "fast-track" trade legislation and the anti-worker trade treaties it would lead to.
Gov. Jerry Brown and the new, but weak, minimum wage law
Most Californians are well aware that the state minimum wage is going up to $10.00/hour. But when and how?
Trumka: Minimum wage opponents 'delusional' if they think they've won
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka condemned the continued right-wing obstruction preventing millions of working families from getting a much-needed boost in income.
Today in labor history: Nazis destroy unions
On May 2, 1933, Adolf Hitler's storm troopers occupied all trade union headquarters across Germany, and union leaders were arrested and put in prison or concentration camps.
