Labor
Unions report positive reception on the Hill for immigration reform
June 17, 2013Unionists who descended on Congress to lobby for comprehensive immigration reform reported many favorable reactions from lawmakers.
Read morePublic workers say, fair contracts for all
June 14, 2013Thousands of union public workers and their supporters turned out on Wednesday at New York's City Hall park under the slogan "Workers Count, Workers Vote!"
Read moreTrumka says a worldwide New Deal is needed
June 14, 2013Europe's present experience, past world history, and U.S. federal budget cutting show that "austerity doesn't work" as a way to pull the U.S. and the world out of the Great Recession.
Read moreToday in labor history: First commercial computer installed in U.S.
June 14, 2013UNIVAC I, was installed at the U.S. Census Bureau (which paid for much of the development) on June 14, 1951. UNIVAC is an acronym for UNIVersal Automatic Computer.
Read moreUnion movement reawakens in rural Oregon
June 14, 2013The union movement is being reawakened in rural Oregon.
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