Labor

Thousands take back Labor Day at festival during GOP convention

September 10, 2008 By Barb Kucera

Many of the thousands of young people gathered at Harriet Island in the Mississippi River in St. Paul, Minn., on Sept. 1 probably never heard of folk musician Woody Guthrie or labor organizer Joe Hill, but...

Its time for Doctor Obama

September 10, 2008

CHICAGO – The 45-foot long, 28-ton, clean bio-diesel powered museum on wheels known as the “Bush Legacy Bus” is making a cross-country tour and made a downtown stop here during a Sept. 8th rally led by...

Machinists endorse Obama for president

September 9, 2008

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., -- The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today delivered a full-throated endorsement for Barack Obama following a personal appeal from New York Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton at the union's...

Growing jobless figures impact presidential race

September 8, 2008

The official jobless rate topped 6.1 percent in August bringing the plight of U.S. workers into the center of the political arena as the presidential campaign enters its final eight weeks. 84,000 workers lost their jobs...

Striking Machinists at Boeing ask: How do you hide $13 billion?

September 7, 2008

“How do you hide $13 billion? Do you stuff it in an airplane? Do you give it to the CEO? Or, do you share it with your workers?” These questions are printed on union flyers being...