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UAW: Majority at Tennessee VW plant sign union cards

September 13, 2013 By Erik Schelzig And Tom Krisher

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A majority of workers at Volkswagen's assembly plant in Tennessee have signed cards favoring the union's representation in creating a German-style works council at the plant, a top United Auto Workers official...

Labor opens house to all U.S. workers

September 12, 2013 By John Wojcik

Resolution 5: "The AFL-CIO hereby invites every worker in the United States to join the labor movement either through an affiliate or through Working America."

In bold resolution, AFL-CIO calls for labor law overhaul

September 12, 2013 By Blake Skylar

"Our nation's basic labor law, the National Labor Relations Act, no longer fulfills its promise to U.S. workers," the AFL-CIO said in a bold resolution passed during the federation's convention.

Philadelphia firefighters win contract after 4 years

September 12, 2013 By John Vago

Local 22, was awarded new contracts by arbitration three times. All three times Mayor Nutter challenged it in court. A successful mass petition drive this year to curb the mayor's power forced Nutter to back down.

Fast-food workers meet labor movement: a super-sized duo

September 12, 2013 By Tony Pecinovsky

There is an emerging nationwide movement of low-wage fast-food workers who have begun to set the tone regarding the federal minimum wage, fast-food workers' rights and the future of service sector work generally.