The villains behind Hostess’ demise
Was it the workers' fault that the brand never adjusted to the reality of America today? Hostess kept churning out Twinkies and Ho Hos like it was 1969.
Working class loses a leader: George Edwards, activist every day
The working class and people lost a great leader, activist, and fighter for justice and equality this past week.
Fighting for human rights in the fields of North Carolina
I, along with the other members of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, was invited by Velasquez to travel to North Carolina to meet with the immigrant workers.
Mitt, you take personal responsibility!
Few could have missed what are likely the most contemptible words ever uttered by a candidate for the presidency of the United States - words that show just how unqualified he is to aspire to that office.
Reader voices: City workers have HOPE on their side
HOPE met to discuss the coming class battle over pension funds. This is the same struggle seen in Wisconsin and all over the country.
GOP Convention brews lies and hate
I can't recall another Republican Convention more full of lies, demagogy, sexism and racism as the one just concluded in Tampa.
Caterpillar capitalism triumphs
Machinists at Caterpillar voted to accept the company's contract offer, which included the same give backs as the one they rejected some four months ago.
Grover Norquist’s false twist to anti-union rhetoric
Norquist begins by using misleading language...
Caterpillar strikers hold line on wages – a fight for all
Poverty is increasing in America. One factor is the prevalence of low-wage jobs. Some call it the Wal-Martization of America. Still, to others, it's class war.
Today in labor history: San Francisco General Strike
On July 16, 1934, the city of San Francisco shut down as 65,000 workers from all industries walked off the job, in response to a call by longshore workers for a general strike.
