Vote in solidarity with Congress Hotel strikers
While watching Romney's speech at the RNC, I couldn't help but think of the courageous members of UNITE HERE Local 1. For nine years they have been on the longest hotel strike in U.S. history.
Democratic Party platform backs workers' rights
The platform, up for adoption at the party's convention in Charlotte, N.C., so strongly backs workers' rights that it virtually endorses the Employee Free Choice Act,.
Immigrants, lawmakers seek probe of Border Patrol
Alarmed by reports of profiling at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents, immigrant advocate groups and 11 members of Congress have asked the GAO to audit Border Patrol practices.
"Won't Back Down" draws controversy
The soon-to-be-released film "Won't Back Down" is already drawing criticism from teacher and public school advocates.
Ryan perfects the Big Lie
At his party's convention in Tampa last night GOP Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan rolled out, Orwellian-style, what just might be the biggest lie yet in the 2012 election campaign.
Hurricane Isaac stalls over Big Easy
Hurricane Isaac crawled slowly inland, leaving people stranded in cars and in homes under more than 12 feet of water.
New Jersey Governor targets workers and unions in RNC talk
Chris Christie, in his keynote address at the RNC, offered no solutions to the economic crisis and instead bashed both workers and their unions.
Labor against extending tax cuts for top earners
The AFL-CIO is "strongly against" extending the Bush tax cuts for the top 2 percent of the nation's earners, but fears congressional Democrats may blink on the issue, Legislative Director Bill Samuel says.
California legislature passes bill to ease deportations
As California's legislative session races to the finish line this week, bills to ease restrictions on the state's undocumented immigrants are making headlines.
Truncated GOP convention to feature Ann Romney and Chris Christie
The GOP will squeeze Ann Romney and Chris Christie onto its agenda in a convention already cut short by what some say is the rain-swept wrath of God.
