Labor

Sept. 10: Day of action on Employee Free Choice

September 13, 2009 By Seth Michaels

The fight for workers’ freedom to form unions comes to Washington, D.C., tomorrow night, as advocates, activists and concerned citizens travel here to visit their senators and demand passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.

Why Labor Day matters

September 13, 2009 By AFL-CIO Blog

Kent Wong, director of the UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education, says this Labor Day provides an opportunity for progressives to join together to rebuild the economy and reinvigorate the fight for social and economic...

Needed: 122,000 jobs per month

September 13, 2009 By John Wojcik

As union delegates from around the country prepare to head to the AFL-CIO’s 2009 convention in Pittsburgh Sept. 13, they bring a determination to fight for an economy that works for the great majority of Americans.

Workers face big challenges, economists warn

September 10, 2009 By John Wojcik

As union delegates from around the country prepare to head to the AFL-CIO’s 2009 convention in Pittsburgh Sept. 13, they bring a determination to fight for an economy that works for the great majority of Americans.

Elected officials join fight for NUMMI’s future

September 9, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

“I was thinking I’d like to go work at the plant, with him,” Shaheem Broughton said, glancing toward his father, when a reporter asked him what he’d like to do after high school. “Now I may...