Labor

Airport concession workers demand labor rights

December 7, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

Non-union workers at Oakland Airport were backed by their union counterparts as they told the port commissioners just why they are struggling for the right to organize.

Hundreds in NYC demand better wages, conditions for low-wage workers

December 7, 2012 By Gabe Falsetta

Several thousand marched from 34 Street and Broadway to Times Square to rally for living wages here and around the country.

Today in labor history: Steam boiler operators unionize

December 7, 2012 By Special to People’s World

Canadian workers joined the union a year after it was formed, at which point it came to be called the International Union of Steam Engineers.

Unions push back, manager pay raise scrapped

December 7, 2012 By Bruce Bostick

In response to the city's council action raising the city manager's pay, the city's unions have pushed back, killing that increase at least for now.

Illinois Gov. stops extending AFSCME pact as bargaining continues

December 6, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois General Assembly are proving that sometimes, unionized workers for state and local governments can't trust the Democrats, either.