Labor

South Bay labor charts course for post-election struggles

November 18, 2014 By Henry Millstein

Despite setbacks, the mood at the meeting of the South Bay Labor Council was positive: "We need to advance our own agenda," regardless of who is in the mayor's seat.

After tough election, labor leaders say unions are here to stay

November 17, 2014 By John Wojcik

"What happened in this election," Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO declared, "is that the vast majority of the voters stayed home."

On-site report from LA Walmart sit-in

November 17, 2014 By Susan Gosman

History was made on Thursday, Nov. 13, when Walmart workers took part in the first sit-ins in the store's history to demand $15 an hour and full-time work.

Today in labor history: Freedom of the press

November 17, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon

On this date, Nov. 17, 1734, New York printer and journalist John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), a German immigrant, was arrested.

Obama cancels nomination of NLRB nominee Block

November 14, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

In one of the first signs he may be feeling pressure from the incoming Senate Republican majority, Obama officially dumped the nomination of Sharon Block.