Labor
AFL-CIO launches online college
January 26, 2010AFL-CIO is joining the National Labor College and the Princeton Review to launch an online College for Working Families.
Read moreLabor movement pressing for action on health reform
January 21, 2010Some in Congress are vacillating after the Massachusetts vote, but labor leaders see a clear and rapid path forward to enacting health reform.
Read moreRestaurant workers take fight to the courts
January 20, 2010"I work hard, we all work hard, we play by the rules, why can't they?" asked Naome Debebe-Bogale, who was fired just before Christmas.
Read moreHotels may force nationwide strike, union leader warns
January 19, 2010The companies that control the nation's major hotels may force the union that represents their workers into a nationwide strike, says John Wilhelm, president of UNITE HERE.
Read moreHonor Dr. King and boycott Bissell products, workers say
January 18, 2010JOLIET, Ill. - As a way to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., religious and labor leaders here announced a boycott of Bissell products after 70 workers were fired last year.
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