Keystone XL pipeline and the jobs controversy
XL backers' arguments that the project is a jobs provider are being disputed. Many, including some labor activists, feel that the pipeline issue does not need to be divisive, and that they share the same underlying interests.
Asian Pacific rights group elects first openly gay chair
Each community has a stake in immigration reform, he said, from family reunification to visa programs. "We as a coalition have been finding ways to raise our voices."
Wisconsin moves from progressive “dairyland” to “plutocrats’ paradise”
Wisconsin's governor is attempting to launch a presidential campaign based on his reputation for union-busting, and a state legislature that draws up legislation to satisfy the needs of one multimillionaire.
Dark-money groups building campaign for "right to work" in Pa.
KUTZTOWN, Pa. - The never-ending push for right to work (for less) legislation in Pennsylvania is on the move again, but this time there's more of a tangible campaign targeting the conservative base.
Thousands in Seattle march on MLK Day for $15 wage
More than 5,000 protesters marched through downtown Seattle on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day chanting, "Raise the minimum wage now!"
Workers’ rights hardly mentioned by justices at High Court hearing
Supreme Court justices began hearings on National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, a case that could determine whether it is legal to stop the ability of workers to exercise their right to form a union.
Next time use U.S. Postal Service
It has been widely reported that many people did not get their Christmas presents delivered on time by UPS and FedEx. How did this happen?
Obama: Collective bargaining can close the income gap
In a wide-ranging speech on the state of the economy, President Obama took sharp aim at income inequality, citing the growing gulf between the rich and the rest of us.
Plans to make Black Friday biggest worker mobilization ever
Walmart workers, the nation's labor leaders, and community leaders from all across the U.S. announced plans to turn the busiest holiday shopping day of the year into one of the largest mobilizations of workers in U.S. history.
Dem lawmakers: Slow down on Pacific trade bill
The lawmakers said the two pacts, especially the TPP, cover far more than trade.
