workers rights – Page 117

2012: More battles ahead on Capitol Hill for workers

January 24, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Workers, their unions and their allies are gearing up for more tough legislative fights in 2012.

AFL-CIO calls for urgent action to stop Indiana “right-to-work”

January 23, 2012 By John Wojcik

The AFL-CIO has issued a national appeal for help to stop passage of a so-called "right-to-work" law in Indiana. "We are at war," the AFL-CIO appeal reads. "The assault on workers in Indiana continues."

AFL-CIO launches TV ad campaign

January 23, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The AFL-CIO has launched an advertising campaign telling the country that union workers are just like everyone else - and that they deserve their rights.

Nationwide protests demand: End Cooper Tire lockout, with video

January 17, 2012 By Rick Nagin

"Corporate greed at Cooper Tire is flat out wrong!" That was the message brought by pickets protesting the lockout of 1051 workers by Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. at its plant in Findlay, Ohio.

Unions scramble to protect pensions in Hostess bankruptcy

January 17, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

The Bakery Workers, the Teamsters, and other unions representing Hostess Foods employees scrambled to protect their members as the snack food company filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 1.