unions

IKEA workers win their union

July 28, 2011 By John Wojcik

In a 221-69 vote, workers at the IKEA Swedwood plant here voted to have the Machinists union become their official representative.

Danville IKEA workers voting today on union

July 27, 2011 By John Wojcik

An election today at IKEA's Swedwood furniture plant will determine whether workers at the plant will have a union to represent them.

Longshore workers battle union-buster (video)

July 26, 2011 By Tim Wheeler And Teresa Albano

EGT, 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.

Verizon workers to take strike vote July 25 (video)

July 22, 2011 By Teresa Albano

Verizon workers and retirees face the fight of their lives, as the profitable telecom corporation tries to take back every hard-earned benefit.

Union leaders blast White House Wal-Mart alliance

July 21, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Everyone wants more fresh food in low-income communities, but Wal-Mart's lousy anti-worker stands undermine those same communities.