worker rights
Communications Workers, Teamsters reach tentative pact for 15,000 at American Airlines
October 2, 2015The CWA and the Teamsters reached a tentative first contract for 15,000 passenger services agents at American Airlines.
Read moreSEIU members: “When we fight, we win!”
October 2, 2015They came from cities up and down the East Coast to show their unity and support for each other in ongoing contract struggles.
Read moreUAW members apparently reject FiatChrysler pact
October 1, 2015A key issue in the rejection was the pact's apparent free hand to FiatChrysler to shift jobs between U.S. plants or to Mexico.
Read moreFed up with “Walmart wages,” Alabama auto parts plant goes union
September 28, 2015"Jobs in the auto industry helped build America's middle class, but today they are adding to the nation's low-wage crisis."
Read moreAlaska hotel workers hang tough with Sheraton, Hilton boycotts
September 24, 2015For Alaskan hotel workers, instead of battling weather and wilderness, they have been locked in a lengthy campaign for decent wages.
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