Labor
On union’s push to save postal service, Danny Glover says, “I’m in”
August 4, 2014At the recent national convention here of the APWU, actor Danny Glover delivered a speech that brought tears to the eyes and postal workers to their feet.
Read moreJudge orders Kellogg’s to take locked out workers back
August 4, 2014A federal judge in Memphis, Tenn., has ordered Kellogg's to take back the 226 union workers it locked out from its cereal plant there over nine months ago.
Read moreJuly unemployment rate doesn’t reflect truth about joblessness
August 4, 2014While 131,000 people found jobs last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, the number of unemployed people rose by 197,000 to 9.67 million.
Read moreLabor rolls out its plan to defeat GOP in November
July 31, 2014"You know what our problem is," said the federation's political action director, Lee Saunders, "It's turnout. We have prioritized the election races and we have to get our people out."
Read moreFast food workers plan civil disobedience as employers “freak out” over NLRB ruling
July 31, 2014The "$15 and a union" campaign won an NLRB decision that could dramatically change the organizing landscape in favor of fast food workers.
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