AFL-CIO
Oklahoma AFL-CIO Convention maps coalition to fight ultra-right
October 10, 2011In a show of solidarity, the Oklahoma AFL-CIO has voted to unite all public sector unions in a coalition to coordinate a defense against ultra-right anti-labor legislative efforts.
Read moreLabor youth summit opens in Minneapolis
September 29, 2011The conference includes young workers, young union organizers and students, and is part of the AFL-CIO's attempts, over the last two years, to reach workers under age 35.
Read moreLabor takes fight against the right into the courts
September 26, 2011Labor's fight against the radical Right isn't just occurring in the streets or at the ballot box. Unions are challenging the Right Wing's schemes in court, too.
Read moreThousands of California nurses strike to fight takeaways
September 23, 2011The nurses were among 23,000 of their co-workers holding a one-day strike at three-dozen Sutter Health and Kaiser Permanente facilities in northern and central California, as well as Oakland Children's Hospital.
Read moreTrumka: New GOP bill would gut workers’ rights
September 13, 2011Republicans are backing a new bill they introduced after the NLRB filed a complaint against Boeing, which the board says retaliated against workers for exercising their rights.
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