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Coming back to the NLRB’s core mission
October 29, 2009The son of an Iowa coal miner is pleased that the United States has moved closer now to enforcing a piece of the law that has too often been ignored.
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If you’re sick, come in anyway!
October 28, 2009In reaction to the swine flu epidemic, unions are pushing for guaranteed sick days.
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Tide turns on health care reform
October 27, 2009The announcement by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid that the public option will reach the Senate floor was greeted by labor and other leaders as proof that the tide has turned in favor of health care reform.
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Workers win biggest back pay award in history!
October 26, 2009The Fluor Daniel Corp. has agreed to pay $12 million to 167 workers it denied jobs 15 years ago because they belonged to or were organizing for one of four different unions.
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Unions confront insurers as they plot to block reform
October 24, 2009Insurance company CEOs meeting in Washington Oct. 22 hid from 600 angry trade unionists who tried to get them to listen to people victimized by their companies.
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Labor: ‘It’s jobs, not the deficit, stupid!’
October 23, 2009"The need for massive job creation should trump fear of large federal budget deficits expressed in opinion polls," declared a top AFL-CIO analyst this week.
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Afraid no more: Domestic workers fight back
October 22, 2009She became the child's nanny when the little girl was 18 months old. For the next seven years she nurtured and guided the girl through all the typical milestones of childhood - growing out of and into new clothes, toileting, walking, playing, meeting new friends, pre-kindergarten, first grade and more.
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Support the union label on Halloween
October 22, 2009“When those little ghosts and goblins come collecting on Halloween,” a leading labor journalist declared on Oct. 21, “make sure you have a full supply of union made goodies to hand out.”
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Nurses ready to strike over swine flu safety
October 21, 2009“When nurses are exposed to tuberculosis, the hospital notifies us. When nurses are exposed to head lice, the hospital notifies us. Why then are we not told when we are exposed to H1N1? Staff need to know if they have been exposed..."
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U.S. halts prosecutions for use of medical marijuana
October 20, 2009The Department of Justice yesterday ordered its lawyers to cease prosecution of people who use or prescribe medical marijuana in states that have legalized the drug for that purpose.
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