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Tesoro forces steelworker confrontation

April 2, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The Tesoro Company is forcing its Steelworkers members at its six U.S. refineries into a confrontation.

Under the gun, Congress OK’s 90-day fix on mass transit

March 30, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The ruling House GOP wouldn't even let lawmakers vote on a 2-year bipartisan highway-mass transit bill the Senate approved earlier this month.

Labor sees real right-wing conspiracy in the states

March 30, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Unions must continue to mobilize, lobby, and reach out for allies to stop the constant stream of anti-worker legislation that keeps flowing into and out of state legislatures.

Senator unveils pro-labor Rebuild America Act

March 30, 2012 By John Wojcik

The bill drew immediate praise from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka.

Raise the minimum wage

March 28, 2012 By John Case

Despite claims of economic recovery heard recently, median weekly worker income for most months of the past two years, just like most years of the past 35 years, is either flat, or less, than the year...