Labor

Retiree group working to get seniors to back Obama

September 12, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The labor-backed Alliance for Retired Americans is gearing up for a tough battle - getting non-union retirees to vote for Barack Obama in 2012.

Wildcat strikes called as West Coast port battle heats up

September 8, 2011 By John Wojcik

Hundreds of longshore workers marched on the port past security guards and then dumped grain after removing it from rail cars.

Communications workers target GOP

September 8, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

CWA launched a "Countdown to Shutdown" advertising campaign, sending flyers to 600,000 voters in 25 swing districts of Republican lawmakers on Aug. 30.

Hotel workers animate San Francisco’s Labor Day

September 7, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Hundreds of hotel workers and their supporters thronged through the heart of downtown Sept. 5, marking Labor Day with a lively, noisy march.

Port workers spend Labor Day on picket line

September 7, 2011 By Tim Wheeler

LONGVIEW, Wash. - Embattled dockworkers marched on their picket lines, Labor Day weekend, standing tall against EGT, the international grain consortium that seeks to break the union at their huge new grain terminal in the Port...