Labor
Justices hear right-wing scheme to trash union fees
January 22, 2014"My personal caregiver came to me two weeks ago in a snowstorm. She gets a really good wage because of the union. When she's stress-free, I'm stress-free."
Read moreToday in labor history: Steel workers walk off jobs in industry’s largest work stoppage
January 21, 2014On this day in 1946, some 750,000 steel workers walked off the job in the largest work stoppage in the industry.
Read moreMoney bill trims pro-biz program at OSHA, boosts women’s bureau
January 17, 2014The money bill's positives led Richard Trumka to call it "a good start that moves in the right direction" on spending priorities.
Read moreToday in labor history: Federal employees gain right to collective bargaining
January 17, 2014On January 17, 1962, President John Kennedy signs Executive Order 10988, recognizing the right of federal employees to bargain collectively.
Read moreTrumka adds infrastructure to AFL-CIO legislative priority list
January 17, 2014Richard Trumka is adding reconstruction of U.S. infrastructure - and creation of tens of thousands of well-paying jobs doing so - to the federation's priority list.
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