Labor

Labor journalists gather in Washington

November 24, 2010 By Dan Margolis

Journalists who cover the labor movement, labor leaders and even a U.S. Department of Labor top official attended the International Labor Communication Association's annual awards ceremony here Nov. 19.

As injuries soar, Sacramentans offer help to Hyatt’s housekeepers

November 23, 2010 By Nell Ranta

With brooms and mops held high, our group of 35 people, including the president of the Central Labor Council and religious leaders, marched into the Hyatt Hotel lobby.

NFL lockout threat is about greed, union leaders say

November 19, 2010 By Pepe Lozano

Sparks are flying between National Football League players and their union on one side and NFL owners on the other as the threat of a lockout looms for next year.

U.S. official: We need independent labor media

November 19, 2010 By Dan Margolis

WASHINGTON - The mainstream media has become so biased against working people that even a federal agency can't get its message out, says a senior Department of Labor official.

Amy Dean: Labor must build “to challenge power”

November 19, 2010 By Tony Pecinovsky

To re-build the American labor movement we “can’t use the same tired old strategies and tactics,” Amy B. Dean told union members and community activists here at the Friends of the People’s World 7th Annual ‘Working...