Labor
Texas Walmart workers stage “Rally for Respect”
September 24, 2012About 200 Walmart employees and their supporters gathered for a "Rally for Respect" in downtown Griggs Park here, Sept. 22.
Read moreKoch Brothers try to kill California unions
September 24, 2012Prop 32 would ban both unions and corporations from using payroll-deducted funds for political purposes in California.
Read moreFighting for human rights in the fields of North Carolina
September 21, 2012I, along with the other members of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, was invited by Velasquez to travel to North Carolina to meet with the immigrant workers.
Read moreToday in labor history: Tuskegee Institute opened
September 19, 2012The school focused at least officially on industrial and agricultural education in keeping with Washington's pedagogy and philosophy
Read moreWisconsin’s anti-collective bargaining law struck down
September 17, 2012Unions and their members are thrilled about a Wisconsin court ruling Friday striking down the state law pushed by Gov. Scott Walker.
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