unions
Is snail mail on its last legs?
July 29, 2011The United States Postal Service has announced that it will examine 3,700 post offices for the possibility of closure.
Read moreUnion victory is sweet, says Piedmont Airlines worker (video)
July 29, 2011In this video, Piedmont Airlines ramp worker Abdur Dilal tells the more than 1,100 delegates and guests at the Communications Workers convention about the hard-fought campaign to win a union.
Read moreIKEA workers win their union
July 28, 2011In a 221-69 vote, workers at the IKEA Swedwood plant here voted to have the Machinists union become their official representative.
Read moreDanville IKEA workers voting today on union
July 27, 2011An election today at IKEA's Swedwood furniture plant will determine whether workers at the plant will have a union to represent them.
Read moreLongshore workers battle union-buster (video)
July 26, 2011EGT, an international consortium in Longview, Wash., is privatizing a public dock, owned by the Port of Longview, and bringing in scab labor to bust the workers' local longshore union.
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