unions

Housekeepers march in support of ‘Hyatt 100’

November 17, 2009 By John Wojcik

CHICAGO - Hundreds of women, members of Unite Here Local 1, marched and rallied at the Hyatt hotel, telling the mega-chain to rehire 100 housekeepers it fired in Boston.

Asian Pacific American worker hearing hailed as labor milestone

November 17, 2009 By Susan Webb

The first-ever National Asian Pacific American Workers' Rights Hearing was an emotional event for Asian Pacific trade unionists.

Obama calls White House jobs summit

November 13, 2009 By John Wojcik

With jobless rates at record levels, President Obama announced that he will hold a White House jobs summit in December to tackle the crisis.

Workers say: Stop Bissell’s dirty work

November 13, 2009

On Nov. 5, Cindy Marble and several of her co-workers were fired without any warning, after some of them had trained their replacements.

Foreign companies getting bulk of green stimulus

November 10, 2009 By Susan Webb

Of the $1.05 billion of stimulus funds handed out for clean energy grants since Sept. 1, 84 percent - $849 million - has gone to foreign wind companies.