Labor
Shipyard workers see chance to save their jobs
July 14, 2011Workers, unions, community groups, small businesses and others in the fight to save 5,000 jobs at the Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans are feeling better now about the possibility of a victory.
Read moreTrumka, others push jobs ideas while GOP plays chicken
July 13, 2011AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and other panelists convened by the labor federation offered ideas on July 11 on how to get the U.S. out of its persistent jobs crisis.
Read moreLabor, democracy and the debt ceiling
July 13, 2011Discussing the negotiations on the debt ceiling got me thinking about some early experiences in the labor movement.
Read moreUnionists say America needs collective bargaining
July 13, 2011"Our challenge is to build a movement that restores the American Dream," said Communications Workers of America President Larry Cohen.
Read moreCWA: “We’ve had no choice but to fight”
July 12, 2011Carolyn Wade didn't go looking for a fight, but she's in the middle of a big one: some call it a war on workers.
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