Labor
Wal-Mart workers prepare for Black Friday strike
November 19, 2012This Black Friday, Wal-Mart associates plan to hold a series of actions at 1,000 Wal-Mart locations nationwide.
Read moreRaley’s workers back on the job after 10-day strike
November 16, 2012After 15 months of negotiations the United Food and Commercial Workers called "highly contentious," and a ten-day strike.
Read moreVideo: Steelworker leader honored in Chicago
November 16, 2012Leo Gerard, president of the United Steelworkers union came to Chicago this week to receive a Visionary Leader Award presented to him.
Read moreToday in Labor History: Football strike ends
November 16, 2012On this day in 1982, the National Football League Association ended a strike that lasted 57 days.
Read moreATU: Conviction of bus driver ignores real problem, driver fatigue
November 16, 2012The November conviction of a non-union intercity bus driver on four manslaughter counts ignores the real problem drivers face.
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