worker rights
Mine union leader on Massey CEO: Handcuff and jail him!
April 16, 2010West Virginia coal miners stopped work April 16 to mourn the 29 killed at the Massey Energy mine, and President Obama ordered a top-to-bottom review of mine safety enforcement.
Read moreNYC labor movement: Let’s reclaim May Day
April 13, 2010"Reclaim the history of May Day for the working class!" That was the message of the April 8 mobilization meeting for the May Day March and Rally that will take place May 1 in Manhattan's Foley...
Read moreMassey CEO to miners: I will close this mine if you vote union
April 13, 2010"This guy, making $30-some million in 2005, went inside the coal mine and sat down with every single worker and said: 'If you vote for the union, you're not going to have a job because I...
Read morePrice too high to pay
April 9, 2010Anti-union attacks exact a price. That price was paid by more than two dozen workers in West Virginia. Too high a price to pay.
Read moreWhy working people are angry and why politicians should listen
April 9, 2010AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka details the struggles facing America's working people and the challenges to take the anger and use it in unifying and productive ways.
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