Labor
Union says postal service is not really pulling out of Staples
July 16, 2014Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union, said a Staples announcement this week that it was ending its no-bid deal with the U.S. Postal Service is a ruse.
Read moreTrumka: Humanitarian crisis brought out the best and worst in us
July 16, 2014The AFL-CIO is calling upon President Barack Obama to take action to adjust these failed policies.
Read moreToday in labor history: San Francisco General Strike
July 16, 2014For the first time in American labor history, craft jealousies were broken down as skilled and unskilled personnel cooperated on an equal basis, and the rank-and-file was in full control of a major strike.
Read moreMoral Monday leader a hit at AFT convention
July 16, 2014Teachers heard the iconic leader of the Moral Monday movement in North Carolina characterize them as part of a movement fighting for the very soul of the nation.
Read moreToday in labor history: Start of the 1959 steel strike
July 15, 2014Members of the United Steelworkers of America went on strike against the major U.S. steel producers on July 15, 1959, the start of record 116-day steel industry strike.
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