Labor
St. Louis fast food workers push for vote to raise minimum wage
August 31, 2017"Crime that exists in our community today is in direct correlation to what's happening with low wages. Because people can't make it on $7.70 an hour."
Read moreTrumka: Unions focusing on members’ needs as 2018 election approaches
August 31, 2017Trumka spoke as the nation’s unions face a concerted assault from the radical right, its business backers and its political handmaidens.
Read moreThis week in history: Emma M. Nutt Day honors telephone operators
August 31, 2017Emma Mills Nutt, born in 1851, became the first woman telephone operator in America on September 1, 1878.
Read moreSan Francisco Longshore Workers to join demonstrations against white supremacists
August 24, 2017One of the nation's most militant union locals, International Longshore Workers Local 10, will challenge white supremacists.
Read moreLabor leaders: Can’t work with president who tolerates racist terrorism
August 21, 2017AFL-CIO head Trumka said Trump’s remarks on Charlottesville pushed labor’s resignation from manufacturing council, but the body wasn't doing much for workers anyway.
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