worker rights
Indiana judge finds right-to-work unconstitutional
September 11, 2013An Indiana judge ruled the state's "right-to-work" (for less) law is unconstitutional.
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 moreElizabeth Warren at AFL-CIO meet: “If we don’t fight, we don’t win”
September 9, 2013LOS ANGELES - Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the outspoken Massachusetts Democrat, told delegates at the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention here Sunday that the agenda of the labor movement and its allies has always been and continues to be...
Read moreLabor takes a look behind kitchen door
September 9, 2013The second-largest private sector industry in America has a big problem: its workers are paid unlivable wages, and typically cannot eat the very food they are putting on customers' tables.
Read moreOUR Walmart shows strength in nation’s heartland
September 9, 2013Growth of OUR Walmart in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan has been greater than all other states combined.
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