Labor – Page 1091 – People's World

Airline union win shows importance of courts to workers

January 6, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

When the nation's transportation unions won a significant decision on union election rules, in federal appeals court, it emphasized the importance of courts to workers.

High court to hear union campaign finance case

January 5, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Another right-wing effort to throw public worker unions out of politics hit the U.S. Supreme Court agenda.

Indiana workers flood Capitol to stop “right-to-work” law

January 5, 2012 By John Wojcik

For the second day in a row, the GOP was unable to push through the legislation because House Democrats failed to show up for a vote.

Hyatt continues attack on housekeepers

January 2, 2012 By John Wojcik

The Hyatt hotel chain seems determined to continue an attack on housekeepers that it began more than a year ago when it fired veteran employees in Boston and replaced them with lower paid temporary workers.

Many workers to benefit in 2012 from new Obama rules

January 2, 2012 By John Wojcik

Last month the Obama administration issued some of the most pro-worker rules the country has seen in 35 years, covering union elections, hours of work and wages, among other things.