Labor

Workers want tax-dodger Verizon to settle contract dispute

January 27, 2012 By Gabe Falsetta

Several hundred CWA Local 1101 Verizon workers and their supporters rallied Jan. 26 in front of 140 West Street to say, "Settle our contract!"

Workers brave cold to lobby lawmakers on “right-to-work” danger

January 27, 2012 By Steve Share

Members from turning out to Champlin City Hall to learn more about a coming threat: a proposed "right to work" amendment to the Minnesota constitution.

Oregon state Public Interest Research Group fires pro-union workers

January 27, 2012 By Don McIntosh

A non-profit fundraiser for the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group and its spinoff group Environment Oregon has fired two workers who helped lead a campaign to unionize.

Tentative agreement could end West Coast longshore battle

January 24, 2012 By Tim Wheeler

The tentative agreement may defuse a tense standoff as the Longview dockworkers wage a valiant battle to defend their jobs.

Ignoring public opinion, Indiana Senate approves “right to work”

January 24, 2012 By John Wojcik

Despite mass opposition to the so-called right to work bill, the Indiana State Senate yesterday approved the measure.