Labor
Weak laws let whistleblower at Caterpillar plant hang out to dry
April 30, 2014A veteran UAW worker and safety committeeman at Caterpillar's big plant in Peoria, Ill. found out that federal job safety and health law protecting whistle-blowers is weak - very weak.
Read moreCommunity and labor unite in fundraiser for VW workers
April 28, 2014Chattanooga for Workers hosted a potluck fundraiser to help send some Volkswagen workers to Washington DC for a national speak out on the truth about working at Volkswagen.
Read moreCleveland workers protest Staples post office counters
April 25, 2014The Postal Service has set up U.S. mail service counters in 82 Staples stores throughout the country. The workers at those counters are non-union Staples employees, not union postal workers.
Read morePostal workers march to save the mail in 50 states
April 25, 2014Chanting "Whose post office? The people's post office!" Postal Workers and their union allies marched in Washington protesting the USPS scheme to run postal services out of Staples stores.
Read morePostal workers in 27 states rally against Staples privatization plan
April 24, 2014Postal Workers members and community allies are rallying today at 50 Staples stores in 27 states as part of a National Day of Action.
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