Labor
Golden Gate Bridge workers authorize a strike
August 11, 2014The 450 workers in the 13 unions that comprise the Golden Gate Bridge Labor Coalition have authorized a strike if a new agreement cannot be reached.
Read moreToday in labor history: Zeigfield Follies chorus girls form union
August 11, 2014It happened on August 12, 1919. The chorus girls in his Ziegfeld Follies formed their own union, the Chorus Equity Association.
Read moreNLRB official: Mercedes breaks labor law at Alabama auto plant
August 8, 2014The UAW effort in Alabama is part of the union's new focus on organizing autoworkers at foreign "transplant" plants in the South.
Read moreBritish MPs cry when they tour North Carolina tobacco farm
August 8, 2014Two members of the British Parliament got a first hand look at the deplorable working conditions that thousands of tobacco workers in North Carolina endure.
Read moreThe doctor will see you now at Plumbers Local 98’s union hall
August 8, 2014Plumbers Local 98 has joined those forward-thinking building trades unions on the cutting edge that take control of their healthcare challenges.
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