Labor
Labor leaders say from now on union organizing will be different
July 31, 2014America's union leaders and the workers they represent are not going to take it anymore; they are determined to fight the attacks on labor.
Read moreToday in labor history: Medicare and Medicaid established
July 30, 2014The ongoing fight to protect Medicare and Medicaid today from right-wing "reforms" is in sharp contrast to the victory of July 30, 1965.
Read moreProtesters tell Apple: Ensure fair treatment for security guards
July 28, 2014Union and community activists called on the iconic computer and smartphone manufacturer to push for fair treatment of security workers.
Read moreVivan los Carwasheros!
July 28, 2014Los Angeles' first union carwash caravan took place July 24. Drivers brought their cars to Highland Car Wash on N. Figueroa Street in the L.A. neighborhood of Highland Park.
Read moreGOP pushing Labor Department to go easy on wage theft
July 28, 2014"One key to economic recovery is vigorous enforcement of wage and hour protections, so workers are paid what they earn, and can pump money back into their local economies."
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