Labor
Las Vegas cab company forces a strike
March 7, 2013The second largest cab company in Las Vegas has forced its drivers - the first taxi drivers to unionize, more than a decade ago - to strike.
Read moreTwin Cities janitors ratify new contracts
March 7, 2013"This is a major victory for working families. We work hard to support our families, we fought hard against cuts that would have destroyed thousands of jobs."
Read moreExchange students walk off the job at McDonald’s
March 7, 2013These students are finally ready to tell McDonald's, "Enough!"
Read moreFall of “la Maestra” not good news for Mexican workers
March 4, 2013Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo announced the arrest of the head of the country's most powerful teachers' union and two colleagues.
Read moreActing labor secretary links wage hikes to unions
March 4, 2013U.S. workers' wages rise when U.S. unions thrive, the temporary top man at the U.S. Labor Department, acting Secretary Seth Harris, says.
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