The following is from AFT Washington: (Dec. 9, 2013) — The promise of a great public education for all children is under pressure from economic, ideological,...
Nelson Mandela — a freedom fighter and prisoner, a global symbol of the struggle against racial oppression, and a passionate advocate for labor unions and the...
The following is from UAW Local 4121: SEATTLE (Dec. 2, 2013) — Two United Auto Worker locals recently announced that 39 members of the House of...
Thursday is Thanksgiving, which means the following day is Black Friday, retailers’ busiest day of the year. But this year, amid the holiday shopping and bargain...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 21, 2013) — Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and George Miller (D-Calif.) wrote a letter to President Barack Obama, signed by 149 other House Democrats, opposing...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 20, 2013) — The U.S. Postal Service on Friday announced its year-end results for Fiscal Year 2013, citing a loss of $5 billion....
The following is cross-posted from AFL-CIO Now: Note that the Washington State Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council, which has spearheaded many of these attacks,...
UPDATE — The following story has been updated to include that Democratic Rep. Derek Kilmer also voted “yes” on HR 2374. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 30, 2013)...
(Oct. 17, 2013) — The following statement was issued by J. David Cox Sr., President of the American Federation of Government Employees: “On behalf of the...
Get the latest updates by reading The Stand’s Daily News. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 2, 2013) — It’s Day 2 of the Republican shutdown of the United...