unions
Trumka: AFL-CIO to undergo wide-scale revamp
February 28, 2013The revamp will meet the conditions of changing workplaces, extend labor's reach, and shift its emphasis within the federation to more inter-union and regional cooperation.
Read moreBlack history exhibit features Maryland protests of 1940s-50s
February 27, 2013Struggles against segregation and for militant trade unionism in Maryland were the subject of a Feb. 23 Black History Month program sponsored by the Baltimore Marxist Labor Forum.
Read moreLabor mobilizes to save Voting Rights Act
February 27, 2013Voting rights were high on the agenda of the AFL-CIO's executive council meeting February 27 as the Supreme Court heard a challenge to Section 5 of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Read moreLabor leaders demand Senate action on NLRB
February 27, 2013As expected, the AFL-CIO Executive Council issued a statement Feb. 26 on the ongoing attempt by anti-worker politicians and their corporate sponsors to destroy the National Labor Relations Board
Read moreAFL-CIO: Unions decline tied to attacks on democracy
February 27, 2013Reports showing union membership at an all-time low are of enormous concern at a gathering of the nation's labor leaders. Members of the AFL-CIO executive council see it tied to attacks on democratic rights.
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