labor movement

Workers win biggest back pay award in history!

October 26, 2009 By John Wojcik

The Fluor Daniel Corp. has agreed to pay $12 million to 167 workers it denied jobs 15 years ago because they belonged to or were organizing for one of four different unions.

Young workers are the future of America, says new labor official

October 20, 2009

Speaking at the “A Better Deal 2009” Demos conference Oct. 15, Liz Shuler, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, said fixing the economic crisis and the future of America depends on the leadership and active involvement of young people.

Unions mark gains under Obama

October 1, 2009 By John Wojcik

Union leaders and members are saying that eight months into the Obama administration it is clear that labor’s unprecedented investment in the effort to support the election of the president and a 60 vote Democratic majority...

Labor journalists to look behind the scenes before G-20

September 27, 2009 By John Wojcik

Two weeks before the G-20 summit opens in Pittsburgh to discuss the global economic crisis, labor journalists from across the country will be in the Steel City to document what’s really going on with workers without...

Hospitals still unprepared for swine flu

September 1, 2009 By John Wojcik

A survey of 190 American hospitals compiled by nurses in eight different states shows that hospitals across the nation are not ready for the coming H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic. The findings were released this week by...