Labor
Labor hits union busting by immigration agency
October 29, 2009An important report by the AFL-CIO, American Rights at Work and the National Employment Law Project paints a shocking picture of how, under the Bush administration, ICE, (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) ran roughshod over the rights...
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If you’re sick, come in anyway!
October 28, 2009In reaction to the swine flu epidemic, unions are pushing for guaranteed sick days.
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Congress Hotel strikers set record
October 28, 2009CHICAGO – “This is an embarrassing day for the city of Chicago,” declared Guadalupe Perez a striking Congress Hotel worker at an Oct. 26 action honoring the strike.
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Workers win biggest back pay award in history!
October 26, 2009The Fluor Daniel Corp. has agreed to pay $12 million to 167 workers it denied jobs 15 years ago because they belonged to or were organizing for one of four different unions.
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Unions confront insurers as they plot to block reform
October 24, 2009Insurance company CEOs meeting in Washington Oct. 22 hid from 600 angry trade unionists who tried to get them to listen to people victimized by their companies.
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