worker rights – Page 118

Union leaders give Obama positive reviews except on trade

January 22, 2015 By PAI

Union leaders gave President Obama's 2015 State of the Union address generally positive reviews.

Call for stronger labor law first for Obama on national television

January 22, 2015 By John Wojcik

Obama, for the first time since he took office six years ago, used his State of the Union Speech last Tuesday to call for new, tougher labor laws to protect worker's rights.

Happiness is … joining a union!

January 21, 2015 By Clyde Weiss

Union members are happier with their lives than nonunion workers. Makes sense, right? Now comes a study that proves it.

Rebel with a cause – a young Ferguson commissioner

January 16, 2015 By Al Neal

"It's always difficult being young and a minority of anything. Because you always end up asking yourself, 'will my voice really be heard?' "

Union democracy preserved: Teamster members retain right to vote

January 16, 2015 By Al Neal

This is another step Teamsters members have taken to move their union away from its sordid past and towards a powerful democratic future.