Saving Texas schools
About 3,000 school workers and their allies rallied at the Capitol in Austin March 11. Buses came from all over the state.
Black history exhibit features Maryland protests of 1940s-50s
Struggles against segregation and for militant trade unionism in Maryland were the subject of a Feb. 23 Black History Month program sponsored by the Baltimore Marxist Labor Forum.
Labor mobilizes to save Voting Rights Act
Voting rights were high on the agenda of the AFL-CIO's executive council meeting February 27 as the Supreme Court heard a challenge to Section 5 of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act.
New moves to tax corporate offshore havens
General Electric avoided $35.7 billion in U.S. taxes by putting $102 billion in 2010 profits in "at least 14" tax havens in Bermuda, Singapore and Luxembourg.
Immigration reform fight begins in earnest
The move for reform has been spearheaded by undocumented youth themselves, but also includes Obama, sections of the Democratic Party, labor, churches and other community organizations.
Trumka: Pols who cut Social Security increases will get cut
The AFL-CIO will work for that, federation President Richard Trumka says.
Today in Labor History: Paul Robeson dies
On January 23, 1976, noted singer and actor Paul Robeson died in Philadelphia.Robeson was also a legendary civil rights and peace leader and athlete.
Senate inundated with demands to end “silent” filibuster
Senate offices are getting buried under tens of thousands of letters and a huge coalition has managed to spur one million calls into the Capitol.
Minnesota unions urge action on jobs as legislature convenes
When the Minnesota legislature convened Jan. 8, everything had changed - and nothing had changed
Filibusters linked to McConnell campaign cash
While raking in campaign cash from at least eight donors, Mitch McConnell was busy launching filibusters against measures opposed by those same financial backers.
