Labor
Taking aim at Wall Street, labor launches Week of Action for jobs
March 4, 2010The nation's labor movement will hold picket lines and rallies in front of banks and financial institutions in 200 cities March 15-20, under the banner "Good Jobs Now, Make Wall Street Pay."
Read moreObama administration giving only verbal support for Employee Free Choice
March 4, 2010Responses to questions to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis at a top labor meeting indicate that the White House is not actively pushing the Employee Free Choice Act.
Read moreHearing investigates jobs crisis in Dallas
March 3, 2010The North Texas Workers Rights Board, an adjunct of Jobs with Justice, held public hearings on the jobs crisis recently at Judge Luis Sepulveda's courtroom in Dallas.
Read moreUndaunted, labor builds a movement from the ground up
March 3, 2010ORLANDO, Fla. - The labor movement this week chose a neighborhood reeling from the economic crisis as its launching pad for a national campaign for jobs.
Read moreAFL-CIO to merge politics, jobs campaigns
March 3, 2010The AFL-CIO will integrate its political drive with its pro-jobs campaign this year, holding politicians accountable and refusing to support those who don't actually do something to help suffering workers, top leaders say.
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