The Communications Workers of America and the Electrical Workers have reached a tentative contract agreement with Verizon for a contract covering some 45,000 CWA and IBEW...
SEPT. 18 UPDATE: From AP — Walmart warehouse workers strike in Illinois on heels of California walkout — The walkout by roughly 30 employees of a...
Sept. 19 UPDATE: From AFL-CIO Now — Chicago teachers, student heading back to school — Chicago’s striking teachers will head back to school after the Chicago...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sept. 5) — America needs good jobs and shared prosperity, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told delegates at the Democratic National Convention tonight. It’s abundantly clear...
As the Republican National Convention continues its reality-challenged lovefest for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, here are two graphs that tell the truth about the issues...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 23) — On the weekend before the Republican National Convention, working families will kick off the national 2012 grassroots canvasses across the country...
This is a crosspost by Sara Jerving of the Center for Media and Democracy’s PR Watch. When Dave Schumacher, 51 years old, lost his job in...
The following is crossposted from Americans United for Change: Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan and their Republican surrogates have mounted a full-scale misinformation offensive attempting to mislead...
The following was distributed by the Greater Seattle Area Local 28 of the American Postal Workers Union: The U.S. Postal Service announced July 30 that it...
By TOM GEIGER Special to The Stand Walmart is often criticized for low pay and inadequate benefits for its workers. While those are legitimate concerns, they...