Couples celebrate new civil union law with "I do"
Chicago hosts a public celebration of the new Illinois civil union law.
Pete Seeger on youth, careers, and social movements
David Kupfer visited with Pete Seeger just before his 90th birthday in the spring of 2009. This is the second installment of a three part series based on the interviews.
Top labor leader: The fight is about morals
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is redefining workers' battle with the radical right as a moral struggle, saying it involves the nation's future.
Women's labor coalition honors Irene Hull
Women are being thrown under the bus as states and the nation try to reduce deficits by slashing budgets.
Right wing pushes shocking child labor measures
Currently the number of youth who are unemployed, especially youth of color, has risen to a level not seen decades.
Court ruling victory for African American firefighters
African Americans represent 32.4 percent of Chicago but they make up only 17 percent respectively of the city's fire department.
Facing outrage, corporations belatedly pull support for anti-gay law
Companies that belong to the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce, and even the Chamber itself, are backing off from the Chamber's suppport for anti-gay legislation signed by Republican Gov. Bill Haslam on Monday.
Business group pushed Tennessee to pass anti-gay bill
The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry, whose members include Nissan, AT&T, FedEx, Comcast, DuPont, Pfizer, Blue Cross Blue Shield and others, actively supported the measure.
Massey coal responsible for 29 miner deaths says independent report
"The company broke faith with its workers by frequently and knowingly violating the law and blatantly disregarding known safety practices."
Wisconsin voter ID bill slammed as vote suppression
State AFL-CIO President Phil Neuenfeldt called it "an attempt to block the recall of unpopular GOP senators and to suppress turnout among constituencies who may tend to vote Democratic."
