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.
Duquesne University professors say yes to a union
Professors at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, a prominent Catholic institution, voted to unionize with the Steelworkers. But the struggle isn't over yet.
Today in labor history: First Model T leaves the assembly line
The problems of speedup and other dangerous assembly line practices were skewered in Charlie Chaplin's classic film "Modern Times."
Koch Brothers try to kill California unions
Prop 32 would ban both unions and corporations from using payroll-deducted funds for political purposes in California.
Today in Labor History: 1934 textile workers strike begins
The textile workers' strike of 1934 was the largest strike in U.S. labor history at the time, involving as many as 500,000 textile workers from New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the U.S. Southern states,.
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.
Pride at Work puts “Boots on the Ground”
Some 200 delegates to Pride@Work - the LGBT affiliate of the AFL-CIO - put their theme of "Boots on the Ground" into action.
Hoffa holds tea party responsible for "tremendous war on workers"
The tea party has taken over the Republican Party and produced "craziness" there and is responsible for the "tremendous war on workers" now being waged nationwide, Teamsters President James Hoffa says.
Today in labor history: Textile workers ambushed
The AFL-CIO expanded Wiggins' grave marker in 1979, to include the phrase, "She died carrying the torch of social justice."
Chicago Labor Day rocks with solidarity for teachers
A sea of red-shirted teachers, other public workers, parents, community residents and students joined in a massive show of solidarity in Chicago on Labor Day as teachers prepare for a possible strike Sept. 10.
