Labor
“No Business as Usual Day” will press workers’ rights
March 17, 2011Members of union locals all over the country are laying plans now to make April 4th a day to remember at the nation's workplaces.
Read moreJefferson rally protests union busting bill
March 17, 2011Huddling under a sea of umbrellas on a cold, rainy day, hundreds of union workers and their supporters rallied while chanting "Union Yes" and singing "Which side are you on."
Read moreTeachers roar: We didn’t cause the budget crisis!
March 16, 2011Thousands of Texans converged and converged again for some of the biggest labor actions in decades.
Read moreLabor switches to defense on legislative agenda
March 14, 2011Bill Samuel, the AFL-CIO legislative director, explains the new math on Capitol Hill and in state houses around the country, and its impact on labor's agenda.
Read moreAFL-CIO’s young workers plan second summit in Twin Cities
March 14, 2011The AFL-CIO's young workers advisory council is taking charge of the labor movement by making its leadership more youthful and is planning a second summit to take place in the fall.
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