worker rights
Supreme Court lets anti-immigrant law stand
June 7, 2011By a 5-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Arizona's first anti-immigrant law is legal.
Read moreWomen’s labor coalition honors Irene Hull
May 27, 2011Women are being thrown under the bus as states and the nation try to reduce deficits by slashing budgets.
Read moreUnion helped hotel worker stand up to IMF chief
May 24, 2011Several articles in the major media are discussing the high risk of sexual assault that housekeepers face in hotels. Sexual assault and harassment is rampant, maids are afraid to complain to management because of fear of...
Read moreUnions not behind Wisconsin boycott
May 20, 2011"If we had a boycott, trust me, we would be shouting it from the rooftops," noted Sheila Cochran, chief operating officer of the Milwaukee Labor Council.
Read moreWisconsin voter ID bill slammed as vote suppression
May 17, 2011State AFL-CIO President Phil Neuenfeldt called it "an attempt to block the recall of unpopular GOP senators and to suppress turnout among constituencies who may tend to vote Democratic."
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