Airport concession workers picket for labor rights
Solidarity was in the air Oct. 26 as members of UNITE HERE! Local 2850 and other unions and community groups held an informational picket...
Teamsters sanitation workers picket private firm in 19 cities
Some 1,000 Teamsters sanitation workers picketed a private refuse company, Republic/Allied Waste, in 19 cities nationwide on Oct. 25.
Today in labor history: Women’s rights figure Elizabeth Cady Stanton dies
On this day in 1902, social/political activist and proto-feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton died, after living a life of achievements.
Sensata closes for weekend over “Bainport” publicity
Not only will Romney profit from outsourcing through stock he owns, but his 2011 tax returns reveal he got a huge tax break by moving Sensata stock to a charity organization he controls.
Bain Capital cuts jobs in rural America
In June, an announcement was in the local paper that Air Evac was moving its headquarters to a town near St. Louis. One hundred fifty jobs would be lost.
Union member wants to join the “workers’ club” in Congress
Steven Horsford wants to be inducted into a very small group: members of Congress who are, like him, active union members.
Indiana ‘right to work’ law headed for court showdown
Indiana's newly enacted so-called "right to work" law, which deprives unions of money they need to represent workers, is headed for a showdown in state courts.
Labor launches national boycott of American Crystal Sugar
"We have to do something dramatic to call attention to what has become a common form of warfare against workers."
Nurses’ union ratifies contract with Veterans Administration
"This is precedent-setting both in terms of the rights of RNs in the VA system and for protecting patient care standards."
Silicon Valley protests Hyatt abuse of women
A broad cross section of Silicon Valley joined Hyatt hotel workers in front of the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara last week, speaking out against Hyatt's abuse of women workers.
