Labor
Today in labor history: Chicano draft resistance
September 16, 2013Muñoz decided - like thousands of other young people n the US - that if drafted, he would refuse to go fight in Vietnam. He was UCLA's first Chicano Student Body President, and started organizing in...
Read moreAFL-CIO to unite with allies for job safety
September 16, 2013"The right to a safe job is a fundamental worker right. All workers should be able to go to work and return home safely at the end of the day."
Read moreAFL-CIO crafts compromise to prevent dumping of health care law
September 16, 2013AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said that labor's attempt to reach out to every worker in the country was going to require effort on the part of unions.
Read moreIndiana court tosses state’s right-to-work law
September 16, 2013An Indiana circuit court judge has tossed out the state's "right to work" law, agreeing with the Operating Engineers that it violates the state's constitution.
Read moreToday in labor history: Influential rapper Tupac Shakur dies
September 13, 2013On this day in 1996, rap artist and actor Tupac Amaru Shakur died, leaving a legacy that has influenced millions of working class young people, and subsequent hip hop artists.
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