North American Labor History Conference showcases Detroit
Duncan said the intent of the project was to insure "voices from the past are not lost."
SEIU’S Henry: Half of jobs to be low-wage by 2020
"When the airport opened, they were all well-paying jobs; now they're all minimum wage, with no benefits and many are contracted out."
Today in labor history: 40 hour week and minimum wage
October 24 marks events in two of the most significant struggles by workers in U.S. history: for shorter hours and better wages.
Ratio of job seekers to job openings slips below 3-to-1
Even in the industries with the most favorable ratio of unemployed workers to job openings, there are still 30 percent more unemployed workers than job openings
Senate to vote Oct. 28 on Griffin for top NLRB enforcement job
The Senate is scheduled to vote late on Oct. 28 on Obama's nomination of Richard Griffin to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board.
Labor expanding vehicle to open membership to everyone
The AFL-CIO and its Working America affiliate announced Oct. 23 that the affiliate will expand its operations to all 50 states within five years.
The teacher gap: more students and fewer teachers
Over the last 5 years, government employment has dropped by 657,000 as a result of the Great Recession's effects. It's worth considering how much of that drop has hit public K-12 schools.
International unions demand freedom for top Colombian labor
International union organizations are joining a drive to free top Colombian labor leader Huber Ballesteros "without delay."
Today in labor history: NAACP sends "Appeal to the World" to the UN
The U.S. delegation to the UN, which included NAACP board member Eleanor Roosevelt, refused to introduce the petition.
Today in labor History: First Medicine Lodge Treaty signed
The Medicine Lodge Treaty is the overall name for three treaties signed between the United States government and southern Plains Indian tribes in October 1867.
