Labor
Employers cheat workers and the tax man
July 26, 2011Construction companies are cheating the state out of as much as $175 million a year, according to a commentary by the Texas AFL-CIO.
Read moreLongshore workers battle union-buster (video)
July 26, 2011EGT, an international consortium in Longview, Wash., is privatizing a public dock, owned by the Port of Longview, and bringing in scab labor to bust the workers' local longshore union.
Read moreYouth spirit sparks Asian American labor meet
July 26, 2011APALA's largest convention ever celebrated outstanding achievements in the fight to stop wage theft and to uphold the rights of immigrant and low-wage workers, and looked ahead to the continuing struggle for good jobs and labor...
Read moreLocked out on the Great Lakes
July 25, 2011The epidemic of corporate greed sweeping our nation is alive and well on the Great Lakes.
Read moreUnions hit GOP’s “Boeing Bill”
July 22, 2011What it really is, union leaders say, is a move to strip the NLRB of much of its power to rule for and protect workers' rights.
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