Labor

Arrow truck drivers abandoned by company but not by fellow drivers

January 7, 2010 By Teresa Albano

It was days before Christmas when 1,400 truck drivers got the news. Their employer, Arrow Trucking, suspended its operations, leaving them high and dry just before the holiday.

Companies renew efforts to bar workers from going union

January 7, 2010 By John Wojcik

Fearing that labor and progressive groups will soon shift much of their focus from health care reform to a bill that would expand union organizing rights, retailers across the country are stepping up their anti-union campaigns.

Hotel workers sit in, proclaim San Francisco Hilton boycott

January 7, 2010 By Marilyn Bechtel

As dusk fell over the city, more than 140 hotel workers and their supporters wearing placards, "Boycott Hilton!" sat in the entry plaza to the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.

Drop tax on health benefits, say progressives

January 6, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu

A coalition of congressional progressives, the labor movement, and health reform advocates wants to see the final bill include taxes on the wealthy instead of health insurance plans.

GOP anti-union stance weakens national security

January 6, 2010 By John Wojcik

A bunch of right-wing Republicans led by Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina are trying to blame the labor movement for airport security weaknesses.