Wisconsin recall drive falls one seat short
With the GOP holding a 19-14 lead in the state senate, labor-backed Democrats needed to win three of the six races to wrest control.
Philip Levine named country's poet laureate
Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Levine, known for his detailed and personal verse about the working class, has been appointed the country's new poet laureate.
Vote can save jobs, benefits, services
Connecticut state workers are now voting for the second time on a tentative agreement reached by their unions and Gov. Malloy to "save jobs, protect benefits and preserve services."
Louisiana workers say union jobs break down barriers
The bosses don't want lots of union workers because they tend to break down the racial divide that has slowed progress in this part of the country ever since the end of the Civil War.
Unions, allies launch national campaign for caregivers, clients
The objective is to enhance community-based and home-based long-term care for the current 7.6 million elderly adults who need it and for the estimated one-fifth of the U.S. population that will need it by 2030.
Breakfast with a punch raises funds for People's World (video)
"We have to be united," GRO-Grassroots Organizing said - "Faith, labor, community, we have to get organized."
Wisconsin recalls, round one: Dems sweep
Despite GOP shenanigans, labor-backed Democratic State Senate hopefuls swept six races in the first round of Wisconsin's state recall elections.
New campaign mobilizes for caregivers and those they serve
In addition to poor working conditions, unstable pay, and the lack of respect that are endemic to the care industry as a whole, care workers also face a unique legal barrier to obtaining just working conditions.
"Working dead" take over San Jose City Hall
Several young activists dressed as zombies spent the night on the steps in front of City Hall to participate in the following day's City Council meeting.
What's at stake in Minnesota shutdown: video
A video produced by the Labor Education Service outlines the many public services being affected by the state government shutdown.
