Missouri Republicans fail to achieve much of their agenda
"Their whole legislative agenda revolves around this one central idea: Weaken unions and increase profits for big corporations."
"Kill-A-Gay and Flog-A-Woman" laws protested at Beverly Hills hotel
The law effective May 1, in the Southeast Asian country of Brunei, provides for fines and prison sentences for gay men and lesbians, and women who have abortions.
Teachers union leaders hit Supreme Court anti-affirmative action ruling
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, a Phoenix secondary school teacher, said it subjects minority group students to "separate and unequal political processes that put undue burdens" on them.
House GOP rams through latest devastating Ryan budget
The House's ruling Republicans jammed through a GOP-written budget blueprint for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, by a 219-205 vote on Apr. 10.
Minimum wage hike drive moves into high gear
The labor-backed campaign to raise the minimum wage resumed as the "Raise The Wage" bus headed for more states, while Maryland became the second state to enact a multi-year hike of the wage to $10.10 an hour.
Dallas coalition holds action day for immigration reform
Pueblo Sin Fronteras, an immigrant rights group, and the Texas Organizing Project, which gets into any and all community issues, sponsored the activity, but the Dallas AFL-CIO banner was front and center.
Senate battle on minimum wage hike to erupt after Easter
That announcement by Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, brought cheers from a jammed Capitol rally after the labor-backed "Raise The Wage" bus ended its 11-state tour by halting at the foot of Capitol Hill.
Kentuckians blast McConnell for opposing minimum wage hike
"Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) has voted against every minimum wage increase since he's been in the U.S. Senate, but he's voted for his own raise and now he's worth $25 million."
Unions hail NLRB official's ruling that college athletes can unionize
It would be a landmark victory for college athletes, whose scholarships are now awarded at the whim of their institutions and who have little or no protection against on-the-job injuries.
Today in women's history: Coalition of Labor Union Women founded
On March 24, 1974, the Coalition of Labor Union Women was founded by some 3,000 women trade unionists from 58 labor organizations at a meeting in Chicago.
