Labor
AFL-CIO adds single-payer insurance to its Raising Wages campaign
July 29, 2015Union leaders passed a resolution that calls upon the AFL-CIO to add a demand for single-payer heath insurance to the federation's Raising Wages campaign.
Read moreTop union leader describes GOP presidential hopefuls as money-grubbing
July 29, 2015"Americans deserve better than mean-spirited, self-serving politicians."
Read moreToday in labor history: Fast-food workers strike for $15 in seven U.S. cities
July 29, 2015Fast food workers walked off their jobs and demonstrated in the thousands for a higher paycheck - $15 an hour.
Read morePresidential candidates knocking at labor’s door this week
July 29, 2015The AFL-CIO hopes to lay out a strategy to unite workers across the country behind its Raising Wages Agenda and behind a broad program of progressive action.
Read moreToday in labor history: Brewery workers unite!
July 22, 2015On this date in 1886, brewery workers in San Francisco declared a historic victory against the brewery owners.
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