Labor
Farmworkers take plea to government
October 21, 2011Carolina farmers perpetrate lousy working conditions in the state's fields, and the state Labor Department looks the other way.
Read moreTaxi workers win full AFL-CIO charter
October 21, 2011The National Taxi Workers Alliance made history when it officially became a full member of the nation's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO.
Read moreUnions lobby for teachers and first responders
October 20, 2011Carmen Morales, RN, a nurse practitioner from Bakersfield, Calif., brought a message to Kevin McCarthy - who happens to be the GOP majority whip.
Read moreArmored vehicle operators form union, demand respect
October 18, 2011The union's slogan is "United we bargain, divided we beg."
Read moreArbitrator to two metal workers’ unions: merge
October 18, 2011A neutral arbitrator ordered the presidents of the Sheet Metal Workers and the United Transportation Union to resume talks on implementing the planned merger of the two unions, by Oct. 25.
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