Labor

UMWA to represent Sago miners in disaster probes

January 20, 2006

“Be assured that we will pursue every avenue as we seek to understand what happened at Sago, because the truth is that when it comes to safety, we represent every miner in America and Canada whether...

Fight to save Winchester jobs

January 20, 2006

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — When they arrived at work on Jan. 17, fresh from a holiday break, union workers at U.S. Repeating Arms were greeted with the announcement that the plant has been scheduled to close...

Victims Son: W. Va. Miners Afraid To Speak Out About Safety Problems

January 11, 2006 By Workday And Press Associates Inc.

Workers at the non-union Sago mine knew the facility was unsafe, but were afraid to speak out, according to the son of one of 12 miners killed in the underground explosive accident there on Jan. 3

THIS WEEK IN LABOR

December 2, 2005

Human Rights Day: Dec. 10 Workers from around the world are coming to the U.S. to join tens of thousands of workers in 68 cities on International Human Rights Day. During the week of Dec. 5-10,...

AFL-CIO clears way for solidarity charters

December 2, 2005

WASHINGTON — Some details remain to be settled, but the AFL-CIO announced Nov. 16 that it will begin issuing “solidarity charters” to locals whose international unions recently disaffiliated from the AFL-CIO and joined the Change to...