unions

Taxi! Taxi! Cabbies form unlikely union

May 14, 2012 By Robert Struckman

If you ask a cab driver, there's a good chance he or she will tell you, "I'm a member of the National Taxi Workers Alliance."

Irrigation Festival crowd greets Obama marchers

May 14, 2012 By Tim Wheeler

Members of Clallam County for Obama marched in the 117th Irrigation Festival parade, May 12, carrying their banner and chanting "Four More Years!"

Labor’s top organizer sees long fight ahead

May 14, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Labor groups, Latinos, African-Americans, women, and students must unite in a years-long campaign to restore and reclaim workers rights.

Trumka: Labor and allies to unveil economic platform

May 14, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

A coalition of progressive groups, led by the AFL-CIO, will unveil a joint platform this summer.

Labor fightback in the Great Recession

May 8, 2012 By Scott Marshall

For over 30 years the labor movement has faced relentless corporate, political, and right-wing attack. And since the "great recession," this attack has risen in intensity and viciousness.