WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 19, 2013) — As Congress heads home for the holidays without reauthorizing the federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation program, more than 24,400 unemployed workers...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 17, 2013) — Only 12 percent of workers in the United States — and just 4 percent of low-wage workers — currently have...
(Dec. 11, 2013) — The following statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka was released today regarding the budget deal announced Tuesday by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.)...
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,...