Why Bernie should stay in the race
Bernie made clear that the campaign was not about him, it was about building a political revolution that would last years after the election was over.
GOP majority in Congress plans votes to repeal Affordable Care Act
Here we go again. The Republican congressional majority used its hatred of Obama to once again set up votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Young unionist at Next Up Summit takes aim at student debt
"We have a student debt amount that is more than what the government spends in a year on all its programs put together."
Labor Secretary Perez vows to grow middle class, "so help me God"
LOS ANGELES (PAI)-New Labor Secretary Tom Perez virtually threw away his script at the AFL-CIO Convention here, with a stem-winder speech, pledging worker protections, promising labor and the administration would do it together and with several blasts at corporate greed thrown in for good measure.
Feminist and Marxist: Dorothy Smith receives lifetime sociology award
At a national meeting this summer here, social theorist Dorothy E. Smith was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Apple's iPod, iPhone, Macs made in inhuman working conditions
Apple made over $14 billion in the fourth quarter of last year alone - yet workers in companies that supply its products overseas, particularly in China are paid low wages
U.S. last in unionization among developed countries
The U.S. is dead last among 21 top developed nations in both unionization rates and union coverage of the workforce and it's not because of globalization or high technology.
Oklahoma AFL-CIO Convention maps coalition to fight ultra-right
In a show of solidarity, the Oklahoma AFL-CIO has voted to unite all public sector unions in a coalition to coordinate a defense against ultra-right anti-labor legislative efforts.
Trumka: New GOP bill would gut workers’ rights
Republicans are backing a new bill they introduced after the NLRB filed a complaint against Boeing, which the board says retaliated against workers for exercising their rights.
Joint session of Congress to hear the president on jobs
President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner agreed Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress, ending yet another GOP attempt to embarrass the president.
