Families to Bloomberg: don't cut our kids
Under the banner "A Better New York for All," City Councilor Jackson set the tone for the day: "Youth services is our number one priority. We are going to fight tooth and nail until the cuts are restored."
AFGE: new poultry inspection rules endanger public's health
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents all federal poultry inspectors, is telling the Obama administration to reject planned new poultry inspection rules.
Labor help critical to defeat Walker, "fix Wisconsin"
Wisconsin has been torn apart by Walker's ideological civil war and his divide-and-conquer assault on our values and our workers. We cannot fix Wisconsin and move forward as long as Walker remains governor.
Orlando could be first in South to require paid sick time
Community activists kicked off a campaign for a ballot initiative that would require private employers to offer their workers up to seven days of paid sick leave.
In California, double the cuts, double the misery
More misery loomed for Californians May 14 as Governor Jerry Brown delivered a revised 2012-13 budget projection doubling the already-deep cuts he called for in January.
Taxi! Taxi! Cabbies form unlikely union
If you ask a cab driver, there's a good chance he or she will tell you, "I'm a member of the National Taxi Workers Alliance."
Irrigation Festival crowd greets Obama marchers
Members of Clallam County for Obama marched in the 117th Irrigation Festival parade, May 12, carrying their banner and chanting "Four More Years!"
Shrimp workers exploited and enslaved at Walmart warehouse
Two thousand shrimp workers from Cambodia and Myanmar suffered human rights abuses and indentured servitude at the hands of Walmart.
Unions back law to protect pregnant workers
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would ensure that pregnant workers are not forced out of their jobs or denied job modifications that would allow them to continue working.
May Day strikes and actions dot the Bay Area
Bay Area unions and immigrant rights organizations marked May Day with picket lines, rallies and marches in cities around the region.
