Hearing is last chance to block NC restrictions before 2014 election
"The hearing in North Carolina is one with national implications," said Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP.
Texas Democrats set progressive platform
Texas Democrats put fair wages, spending on education, gender equality, immigration reform, LGBT rights, anti-outsourcing, and anti-privatization at the top of their priorities
"Workers' rights same as civil rights," says actor and activist Danny Glover
"Well first of all, I have been involved with issues about labor for a great deal of my life, I come out of a union family and my mother and my father were very much involved in organizing."
In Harris v. Quinn, labor dodges a bullet
Unlike a lobby or interest group, a union has a duty to provide a service to every worker covered in its agreement.
Supreme Court makes it tougher for women to exercise choice
The Massachusetts policy aimed to protect women as they accessed reproductive health care against a backdrop of harassment and even physical attacks from anti-choice protesters.
Ellison tacks wage theft ban onto defense bill
If Ellison's move survives the rest of the congressional gauntlet, it could aid tens of thousands of underpaid fast food workers at commissaries and in mini-malls on defense bases.
Obama continues to expand rights for LGBT Americans
The president directed the Labor Department to draft rules that clarify that the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) applies to LGBT couples, even in states where same-sex marriage is not legal.
Fight for $15: CPUSA Convention highlights fight for a living wage
At the Peoples World panel on June 13 called "Working for a Living: New Challenges," workers who have been part of the Fight for 15 campaign to raise fast food wages made their voices heard.
Homeless gay youth are our youth
Despite all the gay excitement and celebration we can't overlook the hundreds of young LGBT people sleeping on the streets of Los Angeles every night.
Civil rights lawsuit wins groundbreaking immigration policy
After years of organizing against racist profiling by the East Haven Police Department, a landmark legal victory has been won.
