Labor

Largest-ever workplace raid terrorizes 600 workers in Miss.

Nearly 600 undocumented workers were rounded up Aug. 25 by federal agents in the small town of Laurel, Miss., the largest single workplace raid in U.S. history. According to news reports, 595 workers were detained at...

Liberian rubber workers win union

In a historic victory for labor in Africa, Liberian rubber workers signed an agreement with Bridgestone/Firestone Company in mid-August securing improved working and living conditions.

Editorial: Remarkable Labor Day

This Labor Day is one of the most remarkable we can recall. Like a wave building power and momentum, American unions, declared dead or irrelevant by the punditry, are on a roll that we haven’t seen...

Teacher talks about labor unity and the fight to elect Obama

Autoworker rides Harley to Denver to speak up for Obama