Labor

UAW Ford local honors Hunger March veteran Dave Moore

May 21, 2009 By John Rummel

LIVONIA, Mich. — People said it was one of the largest turnouts ever, but that’s not surprising when Dave Moore is the person being honored. Moore, a veteran of the Ford Hunger March who later helped...

UE weighs in on Washington health care proposals

May 21, 2009

STATEMENT ON HEALTHCARE REFORM May 15, 2009 At least since the 1940s, UE has actively supported proposals to provide healthcare coverage to all in the U.S. through a national public health insurance plan, instead of private...

Unions urge OSHA to enforce swine flu worker protections

May 21, 2009

Original source: With more than 5,000 confirmed and probable cases of the H1NI (swine flu) virus in the United States—including 82 infections in health care workers—as well as six deaths and reports that the virus is...

Labor Dept. dangles big carrot to get states to expand jobless aid

May 20, 2009

The U.S. Labor Department is dangling a $3.5 billion carrot in front of state governments to get them to expand the numbers and categories of workers eligible for unemployment benefits. Hilda Solis, President Obama’s new secretary...

North Carolina workers battle Smithfield Packing’s union busting ways

May 19, 2009

For many years the name Smithfield Packing was synonymous with violation of international human rights standards, retaliation against workers who reported injuries, threats, intimidation and violence against workers trying to organize a union. The company earned...