unions
Black Friday at Walmart: Poverty wages keep prices low
December 8, 2014As Black Friday marked the start of this year's shopping season, unionists reflected on what they would get workers this year if they could get them anything in the world.
Read moreBlue-Green Alliance calls for planet-wide move to clean energy
December 5, 2014"We must act now to address global climate change and promote the creation and maintenance of good jobs in the clean energy economy."
Read moreF.I.S.T.: A movie you might have missed
December 4, 2014In 1978, Sylvester Stallone was cast to portray a labor leader with a story remarkably similar to that of the late James R. Hoffa.
Read moreBlack Friday Walmart strikes biggest ever (with video)
December 2, 2014Walmart employees' fight for justice and an end to retaliation reached a new level on Friday, with an estimated 1,600 actions and strikes.
Read moreToday in labor history: American Federation of Labor gets new president
November 25, 2014On Nov. 25, 1952, and following the death four days prior of William Green, George Meany became the new president of the AFL.
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