Unfair Trade Kills
Region: United States
Posted by Leo W. Gerard to AFL-CIO NOW With a motorcycle police escort, the United Steelworkers (USW) “Toxic Trader” puppet lurched down Pennsylvania Avenue, past the White House last week, on his way ... more
Views: 701Million-Member Mobilization Momentum for Employee Free Choice
Region: United States
Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW The union movement’s nationwide drive to get at least 1 million signatures in support of the Employee Free Choice Act is gaining momentum. In just four months, nearly&nbs... more
Views: 736Got a Bad Boss? You Could Be in Luck
Region: United States
Posted by Mike Hall to AFL-CIO NOW There are some pretty bad, downright nasty bosses out there and if you work for, or once worked for, the worst of the worst, Working America’s third annual My Bad Boss Contest want... more
Views: 797Union and Environmental Groups Parade 'Toxic Trade'
Region: United States
Posted by Mike Hall to AFL-CIO NOW In the 1950s, the movie monsters and creatures that threatened the American way of life came from black lagoons, outer space and atomic bomb tests. In the 21st century, there&rsq... more
Views: 740McCain: Social Security a 'Disgrace'
Region: United States
Posted by Tula Connell to AFL-CIO NOW Struggling homeowners will need Social Security and Medicare now more than ever, according to a new study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). Due to the col... more
Views: 1258Unions Lend Helping Hand to Midwest Flood Victims
Region: Iowa
By James Parks for AFL-CIO NOW As last month’s devastating floods in the Midwest crept toward Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dean Shannon, secretary of Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 7101, came home to find a We... more
Views: 1640Wal-Mart Seeks to Deny Workers’ Disability Benefits—Again
Region: United States
Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW Last week, Wal-Mart trotted out a new corporate logo in the hopes of turning around its public image as a company that cares more about the bottom line than its employees and customers... more
Views: 1481U.S. Poverty Far Worse Than the Numbers Show
Region: United States
Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW With the cost of almost every basic necessity going up, more and more Americans are facing the possibility of slipping into poverty. While the United States is the richest nat... more
Views: 1548Northwest Pilots, Broadway Actors Settle Labor Contracts
Region: New York
By May Silverstein for AFL-CIO NOW Northwest pilots, Broadway actors and utility workers are among those reaching contract agreements in recent days, and more news from the “Bargaining Digest Weekly.” Th... more
Views: 1029NLRB Upholds Workers’ Vote for UAW at Foxwoods Casino
Region: Connecticut
Posted by James Parks to AFL-CIO NOW Workers at Foxwoods Resort Casino called for bargaining for a first contract to begin immediately, following the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) unanimous decisio... more
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