Black public workers first laid off by job cuts
African Americans are experiencing the sharpest edge of layoffs of government and other public workers across the country
International solidarity ends in win for New York paper mill workers
A pair of international union allies helped Paperworkers at the Huhtamaki Packaging Plant in Fulton, N.Y., defeat a terrible company health insurance scheme.
Red Cross strikers win new contract
Striking workers at Red Cross won a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Ohio celebrates: Union-busting bill goes down by landslide
Labor and community activists throughout Ohio jubilantly celebrated the massive defeat of Issue 2 and repeal of the draconian union-busting SB 5.
Construction workers more likely to die on the job
Over their careers, construction workers have a one in 200 chance of dying on the job, five times what the government considers the "significant" risk.
Not this old lady! GOP caught in “Grannygate” SB 5 scam
The granny in "Grannygate" is Marlene Quinn, a 78-year-old Cincinnati woman whose grandson and great granddaughter were saved by firefighters in a house fire a year ago.
Eyewitness describes brutality in tobacco fields
"What we saw was never to be imagined: When the work day ends, farm workers - men, women, and children - returned to grim camps."
Journey by bus to a state capital: A firsthand account
It was six in the morning of Oct. 26 and two busloads of motivated Chicago teachers and friends were on their way to Springfield to rally and lobby to protect their pensions.
Study: Public employee pensions a bargain
Public employee pension plans are actually far more cost effective than defined contribution, the 401k-style plans fashionable in the private sector.
Immigrant and labor rights bills become law in California
Among bills signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown recently were a measure to let undocumented college students apply for publicly funded scholarships and another to strengthen labor protections for farm workers.
