Labor
Workers battling plant shutdown get boost from Danny Glover
March 25, 2010BROOKLYN, Ohio - The fight to stop Hugo Boss from closing its men's suit plant here got a big boost Tuesday from actor and social activist Danny Glover.
Read moreNew Chicago trend: charter school teachers unionize
March 25, 2010One hundred teachers at four Chicago charter schools filed for union recognition March 19, joining 123 others who won their first contract last year.
Read moreBaltimore workers rally for jobs
March 23, 2010BALTIMORE, Md. - Chanting "What do we want? Jobs. When do we want them? Now," a crowd of 300 union members and their community allies rallied in the rain at City Hall Mar. 22 to support...
Read moreLabor takes the stage in immigration reform fight
March 23, 2010Leaders of the AFL-CIO and Change to Win unions took part in the enormous March 21 immigration reform rally in Washington, arguing that fairer treatment of immigrant workers is essential to the struggle for all workers'...
Read moreJazz-blues opera brings ‘Forgotten’ labor history to life
March 23, 2010In "Forgotten: The Murder at the Ford Rouge Plant," the story of unsung labor hero Lewis Bradford, Methodist minister and union organizer, comes to life in Michigan on March 26.
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