Labor
Tents return as Occupy Atlanta protests AT&T layoffs
February 15, 2012AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson received $27 million last year and the telecommunications giant saw its revenues soar to $126.7 billion.
Read moreCiting public safety concerns, Red Cross workers strike
February 15, 2012The strike was provoked by the agency's insistence on an "irresponsible" health care plan and a speed-up drive that compromises the safety of blood donors.
Read moreAFL-CIO: Republicans voted almost 100% wrong on labor issues
February 14, 2012The party cleavage was stark in the GOP-run House last year on key votes. Unions use the AFL-CIO figures as part of their evaluations when deciding, locally, whether to support or oppose an incumbent lawmaker.
Read moreWashington governor brokered end to dispute on the docks
February 10, 2012Gov. Chris Gregoire announced she had brokered a deal between the two parties that settled pending legal issues, unfair labor practice charges, and fines.
Read moreHouse GOP blasts Obama NLRB appointments
February 10, 2012Republicans on the highly partisan House Education and the Workforce Committee blasted President Obama's recess appointments to the NLRB.
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