Labor

Union Hollywood stars light up red carpet

January 27, 2009

The stars were shining the night of Jan. 25 as union screen actors honored their co-workers at the 15th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards show. The entire cast of “Slumdog Millionaire” walked off with the honor...

King birthday celebrated on picket line

January 24, 2009

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. — In response to Barack Obama’s appeal for volunteer service on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Jan. 19, hundreds of union members and their allies marched on the picket line at the National...

REPORTERS NOTEBOOK: AFL-CIO marks King Day with action

January 24, 2009

NEW ORLEANS — Each year the AFL-CIO celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day in a different city. This year, it was symbolic that the labor federation chose to hold the event here, with about 1,000 union...

Mexican govt attacks miners union

January 24, 2009

Since 2006, the right-wing Mexican governments of Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderon have been engaged in a war of nerves with the National Union of Mine, Metal and Allied Workers. Calderon has now escalated the fight...

Steelworkers Launch Make Our Future Work Website

January 24, 2009

Original source:The United Steelworkers (USW) launched a new website, “Make Our Future Work,” to assist workers in coping with the economic crisis and mobilize to put America back to work. The site’s main feature is the...