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Salt of the Earth Labor College celebrates 20th anniversary
September 13, 2013TUCSON, Ariz. - When activists here launched Salt of the Earth Labor College in 1993 they didn't know exactly what to expect.
Read moreLabor opens house to all U.S. workers
September 12, 2013Resolution 5: "The AFL-CIO hereby invites every worker in the United States to join the labor movement either through an affiliate or through Working America."
Read moreAFL-CIO warns Congress on immigration: no back burner
September 11, 2013The AFL-CIO resolves to work for passage of comprehensive immigration reform with a citizenship path.
Read moreTrumka urges “culture shift” to build “real working class movement”
September 11, 2013In his keynote speech to the AFL-CIO convention, federation President Richard Trumka called for a new type of labor movement, one that fights for all working people's interests.
Read moreLabor’s house opens door wide: Let’s work together
September 10, 2013Envisioning a common cause coalition powerful enough to defeat the stranglehold of "entrenched corporate interests," Richard Trumka announced an agenda that would include many democratic goals.
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