Labor

1,300 locked out sugar workers fight for jobs, families

August 4, 2011 By John Wojcik

Workers are locked outside company gates as their union battles an employer they say is determined to slash health benefits and weaken job security.

AFL-CIO creates SuperPAC in political revamp

August 4, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The labor movement is seeking to expand its influence in the political arena beyond its own membership.

Labor leaders at White House press Obama on jobs

August 3, 2011 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg

Labor leaders met for more than an hour with President Obama on Tuesday, urging him to focus on jobs for the remainder of his first term.

Labor says jobs deficit is the real crisis

August 2, 2011 By John Wojcik

Labor leaders say the nation's real crisis is not a debt crisis but an unemployment crisis and spending cuts could, in fact, spiral the country into an even deeper recession.

Verizon workers, allies stage massive contract rally

August 2, 2011 By Gary Bono

Verizon, which earns billions in profits and whose chief officer makes $55,000 per day, is attacking the working conditions, health benefits and pensions of its unionized workforce.