AFL-CIO backs President Obama’s action on immigration
"By extending relief to an estimated four million people, the Obama Administration will help prevent unscrupulous employers from exploiting unprotected workers."
SEIU’S Henry urges Obama to let undocumented adults stay
SEIU president Mary Kay Henry joined 15 other leaders in urging President Obama to let an estimated five to six million undocumented adults stay in the U.S.
Street theatre a part of Ferguson area protests this week
The crowd was greeted by colorful signs and banners announcing the arrival and one-day performance of what demonstrators called the "Injustice Freak Show."
Bush, Reagan also acted to protect immigrants
President Obama's anticipated order that would shield millions of immigrants now living illegally in the U.S. from deportation is not without precedent.
Election results mean hundreds of thousands more could be deported
The Midterm Elections have almost certainly put an end to any possibility of a legislated immigration reform until Jan. 2017.
Texas unionists ringing doorbells to oust Republican right
These union workers are determined to prevent a takeover of Texas by "the most radical, right wing Republican ticket ever.
Early voting runs strong against GOP in North Carolina
Moral Monday has staged "March to the Polls" and "Souls to the Polls" to early voting polling places across the state.
AFL-CIO's Gebre pulls for immigrant voters in Denver
He stressed that Latinos, who make up 14 percent of the eligible voters in the state, were very powerful in determining the outcome of the election.
"Nuclear option" used against Philly teachers
News stories have documented the ravaging of the district's finances by local banks and out-of-town educational consulting companies.
Teamsters' teach-in spotlights environmental injustice at hazardous Missouri landfill
The landfill contains 8,700 tons of un-containerized radioactive waste and there's a fire at the site.
