Labor
Workers win biggest union election in Alabama in ten years
June 13, 2012Workers at the Pilgrim's Pride poultry plant here voted last week by a better than two-to-one margin to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.
Read moreChicago teachers cast overwhelming strike authorization vote
June 12, 2012With Chicago teachers facing a hostile mayor and Chicago Board of Education in negotiations for a new contract, 90% of teachers union members have voted to authorize a strike.
Read moreThe 1981 Major League Baseball Players strike
June 12, 2012On June 12, 1981, a Major League Baseball strike began, forcing cancellation of 713 games.
Read moreTransit union applauds ban on reckless bus firms
June 8, 2012The Amalgamated Transit Union is praising the federal government for ordering 26 unsafe bus firms to stop plying the nation's roads.
Read moreConsumer group demands end to sugar lockout
June 8, 2012A top pro-labor consumer group asked American Crystal Sugar to resume bargaining with the 1,300 workers the firm locked out 10 months ago.
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