Labor
Victory after a 5-year union push at Rite Aid
May 4, 2011Rite Aid went to work almost immediately on developing an aggressive campaign to block the union organizing drive.
Read moreSweeney, prominent bishop challenge Catholic Church on action for workers
May 4, 2011Retired AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, one of the Catholic Church's most prominent laymen, and a bishop are challenging their church to live up to its own ideals on workers' rights.
Read moreNew Yorkers join in taking back May Day
May 3, 2011The sun was shinning as 10,000 New Yorkers celebrated International Workers Day last Sunday, May 1.
Read moreOhio labor launches petition drive to repeal anti-labor bill
May 3, 2011Thousands of volunteers are fanning out across Ohio circulating petitions to repeal Senate Bill 5, a measure stripping collective bargaining rights from over 350,000 public employees.
Read moreRight-wing agenda in Memphis would reverse King era gains
May 3, 2011Even in Memphis. That's how far down the chain of state and local governments the right wing war on workers has extended - and take it from one who knows, Alvin Turner.
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