The following article by Kenneth Quinnell is crossposted from AFL-CIO Now: In a song called “New Slaves” from his recently released album, controversial rapper Kanye West...
The following is from the Main Street Alliance of Washington: SEATTLE (Sept. 19, 2013) — As Congress enters a season of major budget battles including the...
The following is from the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, IFPTE 2001: (Sept. 18, 2013) — Now that the immigration reform debate has shifted...
By JEFF JOHNSON President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO LOS ANGELES (Sept. 12, 2013) — The final day of convention action was packed with resolutions on...
By JEFF JOHNSON President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO LOS ANGELES (Sept. 11, 2013) — Day 3 of the AFL-CIO 2013 Convention on Tuesday focused on...
By JEFF JOHNSON President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO LOS ANGELES (Sept. 10, 2013) — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka’s keynote speech Monday laid out the challenges...
By JEFF JOHNSON President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO LOS ANGELES (Sept. 9, 2013) — The AFL-CIO is holding its 2013 Convention here this week. Washington...
The following appeared at Think Progress and is posted here with the author’s permission: (Sept. 3, 2013) — The sad reality this Labor Day is that...
The following is from AFL-CIO Now: Corporations are trying to hijack a trade agreement that is currently being negotiated in secret. It’s called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),...
The following is from the Alliance for Retired Americans: (Aug. 14, 2013) — On Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law....