unions
Five years after Haiti quake, workers still struggle
January 13, 2015In recent discussions with export apparel workers in Port-au-Prince, the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center found that workers pay half their daily wage on two daily meals.
Read moreKaiser Permanente mental health workers go on strike in California
January 13, 2015Union demonstrators picket in front of 35 Kaiser Permanente locations throughout the state on behalf of some 2,600 mental health clinicians.
Read moreNurses union cheers Obama Keystone veto threat
January 12, 2015Keystone foes say the pipeline would carry "dirty oil" to the U.S. Gulf Coast refineries at a cost of an unacceptable increase in the gases that cause global warming.
Read moreBig business again sues labor board over union election rules
January 12, 2015Here we go again. Business groups are suing the National Labor Relations Board over the new union election rules it finalized in December.
Read moreToday in labor history: Federal workers gain the right to join unions
January 12, 2015On January 17, 1962, President John Kennedy signs Executive Order 10988, recognizing the right of federal employees to bargain collectively.
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