Labor
Global auto union leaders to meet with Nissan workers in Mississippi
October 8, 2014A delegation of senior-level trade union leaders from around the globe will travel to Canton, Mississippi, to meet with Nissan workers and community leaders.
Read moreLabor, aiming to oust McConnell, campaigns hard for Grimes in Kentucky
October 8, 2014"A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one," legendary former U.S. House Speaker Sam Rayburn famously once observed.
Read moreAsleep at wheel: Carriers profit from trucker training mills
October 6, 2014A recent New York Times editorial urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to stop "dawdling" on issuing federal regulations for truck driver training.
Read moreMercedes-Benz workers form new union local in Alabama
October 6, 2014Mercedes-Benz U.S. International employees and the United Auto Workers announced the formation of UAW Local 112, a new local union.
Read moreGroundbreaking 1984 strike inspires organizing today
October 1, 2014Despite current battles brewing, Yale's new president, Peter Salovey, came by to shake hands with each of the workers, recognizing the respect they had won in the hard fought 1984 battle.
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