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.
Labor and community stand behind Occupy San Jose
Downtown San Jose rang with activists' chants and the honking horns of supportive motorists Oct. 9, as a labor-community coalition rallied in support of Occupy San Jose.
Jobs with Justice joins Chicago occupation (with video)
For the last eleven months, Chicago Jobs with Justice has protested at the State of Illinois building to dramatize the consistently bad unemployment report issued by the US Department of Labor.
Sounding the alarm for jobs, beating the drum for justice
The message was loud and clear here at the Take Back the American Dream conference earlier this week: Jobs not cuts!
"Occupy" demonstrations erupt in St. Louis
OccupySTL is part of a nationwide movement that started with the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York City.
Unions help Wall Street “occupiers” rock New York
Contingents of workers swelled the Occupy Wall Street crowds into the tens of thousands yesterday as they marched into Manhattan's Foley Square.
Campaign for Youth Jobs kicks off in New Haven
High school students, leaders of student organizations, local politicians, community organizations and labor organizers put their heads together to launch a campaign for good youth jobs in New Haven.
Capitol Hill protesters demand “jobs not cuts”
Arizona Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva rejected those who say the "Rebuild the Dream" movement is an "answer to the tea party."
And so begins the American Dream Movement
Organizers of theTake Back the Dream conference say plans are underway for a massive campaign for jobs and against cuts, with hundreds, if not thousands, of actions across the country.
LA joins the We are the 99 percent movement
On Oct 1 people in Los Angeles came together from all walks of life to join in solidarity with the Occupy Movement on Wall Street, calling on the banks to pay their fair share.
