Teachers win as state high court kills Louisiana voucher law
Another Republican statewide scheme to trash public schools and school teachers, especially unionized teachers, ran afoul of yet another state constitution.
Labor Dept. tosses Florida scheme to curb jobless benefits
A Florida civil rights group's legal complaint has led the U.S. Labor Department to toss yet another GOP scheme to deny workers jobless benefits, by imposing a qualification test so tough that many workers can't pass it.
Letter Carriers cite huge need in 21st annual food drive
Letter Carriers from coast to coast will collect non-perishable food on their 21st annual food drive, on Saturday, May 11. The food is distributed locally, to "free food" pantries, homeless shelters, and other institutions that feed the poor
Thousands in San Jose call for immigration reform and workers' rights
Calls for justice for immigrants and rights for workers rang out all across San Jose as thousands marched three miles from predominantly Latino east San Jose to a rally at San Jose City Hall.
30,000 march down Broadway in New York May Day event
Some 30,000 flag-waving demonstrators marched down Broadway here on May Day demanding labor rights and immigration reform.
Today in labor history: Mother Jones was born May 1, 1837
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones was an Irish-American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a labor and community organizer. A fiery orator, brave and determined heroine to millions of workers.
CPUSA leader talks strategy for defeating the extreme right
In a speech he delivered to a recent members conference of the CPUSA, Sam Webb, the party's chairman, acknowledged "it is easy to become frustrated with the pace and scale of change in recent years."
Report: Food on American tables costs a life a day
The food on your dining table comes at a particularly high price, and we don't mean in dollars and cents; we mean in lives.
City Council funds jobs center for Oakland Army Base redevelopment
A major milestone was passed April 16 in the long struggle to win jobs for local workers in redevelopment of the Oakland Army Base.
Today in labor history: Cesar Chavez died
Cesar Chavez was the founder and leader of the United Farm Workers union. The UFW achieved the nation's first industry-wide farm labor contracts.
