Labor
Steelworkers, top British union, hold joint Congress
November 21, 2011The London conference discussed participation by rank and file delegations of activists in each other's education, rapid response, health and safety, civil rights, and women's conferences.
Read moreTeamsters add 20,000 corrections officers in Florida
November 18, 2011Winning more than half of the ballots cast, the Teamsters were elected as bargaining representative for almost 20,000 correctional officers statewide in Florida.
Read moreService Employees back Obama
November 18, 2011The Service Employees became the third big union - and the second within Change To Win - to endorse Democratic President Barack Obama for re-election.
Read morePostal unions blast two “rescue” bills
November 18, 2011Postal workers are blasting both Postal Service "rescue" bills as deeply flawed legislation that would come close to killing the Postal Service.
Read moreDomestic Workers United, Occupy Wall Street oppose Keystone XL pipeline
November 17, 2011Domestic Workers United, which the AFL-CIO recently honored, and Occupy Wall Street, the anti-greed grass-roots movement labor backs, decided to oppose construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to Texas.
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