Infrastructure
Unions and allies get support for gas tax hike for highway-mass transit funding
June 24, 2015The legislation is important both for jobs creation and to repair and replace the nation's crumbling infrastructure and to repair, replace and upgrade bus and subway systems.
Read moreUnions open contract talks with General Electric
June 2, 2015The negotiations cover 10,000 IUE-CWA workers and another 6,000 workers from other U.S. unions.
Read moreRepublicans lying about train safety funding
May 14, 2015By mid-day Thursday, at least seven people were dead with more than 200 injured, in the wake of Tuesday's Amtrak train derailment.
Read moreObama rolls out budget plan he says will protect workers
February 3, 2015President Obama says his proposal for the year starting October 1 would, if enacted, enhance retirement security and improve worker protections for millions of people.
Read moreHistoric environmental victory for L.A.’s Century City Center
January 28, 2015After years of refuting thoroughly debunked arguments against it, the Century City Center has been approved.
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