Leader of 50-million member labor federation blasts Nissan in Mississippi
"We are not going away until these Nissan workers win the right to a union, as the 150,000 unionized Nissan workers elsewhere."
Trumka backs measure to limit crimes classified as felonies
He stressed that mass incarceration of people of color is not a result of a higher crime rate, but of laws that criminalize a whole class of people.
Trumka: “Raising wages will be a driving force at the polls”
"Labor is perfectly positioned to unite a massive movement, to raise wages and to lift up our communities."
Global auto union leaders to meet with Nissan workers in Mississippi
A delegation of senior-level trade union leaders from around the globe will travel to Canton, Mississippi, to meet with Nissan workers and community leaders.
Labor, aiming to oust McConnell, campaigns hard for Grimes in Kentucky
"A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one," legendary former U.S. House Speaker Sam Rayburn famously once observed.
Mercedes-Benz workers form new union local in Alabama
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International employees and the United Auto Workers announced the formation of UAW Local 112, a new local union.
Calif. Gov. Brown vetoes pro-farmworker bill
The measure would have removed a roadblock growers use to prevent contracts with workers, primarily represented by UFW, from taking effect.
N.Y. and D.C low-wage workers win big
More than 200,000 low-wage workers got big wins from New York Mayor de Blasio and the Obama administration's Labor Department.
