Unions take aim at child labor, trafficking
Around the globe, 215 million children are engaged in child labor, including an estimated six million in forced labor.
Mexican right rams through anti-labor law
Mexico has had, on paper, progressive labor laws. However, workers have trouble defending their interests even where there is a union.
Unionists, allies protest Trans-Pacific trade pact
Unionists and their allies protested at the Sept. 9 start of the latest round of talks on a planned Trans-Pacific Pact.
Romney's Bain victims set up protest camp
Workers whose jobs are about to be outsourced by Bain Capital are gathering in "Bainport," an encampment they are building across the road from the Sensata factory here.
Steelworkers prevail in contentious negotiations
"Our members' unwavering solidarity throughout the bargaining process in the face of management's high-risk scare tactics and demands for major cutbacks has been rewarded."
