Labor
Labor movement celebrates Saundra Williams
April 2, 2012"An outstanding and phenomenal woman," noted Metro Detroit Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) President Millie Hall about Metro Detroit AFL-CIO President Saundra Williams.
Read moreCourt ditches parts of Wisconsin’s anti-worker law
April 2, 2012Late Friday afternoon a federal judge here struck down two parts of GOP Gov. Scott Walker's 2011 anti-worker law that killed collective bargaining rights for workers.
Read moreUnions take aim at discrimination against Latinas
April 2, 2012"For Latinas, the pathway to social and economic advancement is lined with hurdles," says the 134-page Trabajadoras: Challenges and Conditions of Latina Workers in the United States.
Read moreTesoro forces steelworker confrontation
April 2, 2012The Tesoro Company is forcing its Steelworkers members at its six U.S. refineries into a confrontation.
Read moreUnder the gun, Congress OK’s 90-day fix on mass transit
March 30, 2012The ruling House GOP wouldn't even let lawmakers vote on a 2-year bipartisan highway-mass transit bill the Senate approved earlier this month.
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