Labor
Unions endorse Obama, gear up for fight vs. 1%
March 13, 2012Podhorzer said that by the end of today the AFL-CIO would be kicking off its 2012 election effort by issuing an official endorsement of President Obama's bid for re-election.
Read moreUFCW: D.C.-Baltimore chains going nuclear vs. workers
March 12, 2012The Washington-Baltimore area's two biggest grocery chains, Giant and Safeway, are "going nuclear" in their war against their combined 30,000 workers.
Read moreIBEW members to install electric car charging stations
March 12, 2012Electrical Workers Local 1 and the St. Louis chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association have launched the first electrical car training program in Missouri.
Read moreRWDSU launches campaign for NYC car wash workers after devastating report
March 12, 2012RWDSU is launching a campaign to bring workers' rights - including the right to organize - to some 5,000 car wash workers in New York City.
Read moreMine workers: Federal mine safety agency’s deficiencies helped lead to fatal disaster
March 9, 2012Mine Workers Pres. Cecil Roberts adds the agency was also victim of lack of funds and mis-directed priorities imposed by the GOP Bush government in the years before the blast.
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