Labor

First Mexican trucking firm allowed over all U.S. roads flunks

October 14, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The first Mexican trucking firm given tentative approval to have its trucks roll over all U.S. roads has flunked.

G20 finance minsters face growing public anger

October 14, 2011 By International Trade Union Confederation

The ITUC is calling for the G20 and the IMF to support a three-step response to the mounting debt burden.

Autoworkers negotiate with “wind in their face”

October 13, 2011 By John Rummel

The United Auto Workers union has now completed its negotiations with the domestic auto companies.

Unions to GOP: “You’re next on the unemployment lines!”

October 13, 2011 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg

National labor leaders are telling GOP lawmakers to stop playing partsian games on the question of jobs and that come Nov., 2012, Republicans will be next on the unemployment lines.

“Time to challenge basic assumptions,” says Trumka

October 11, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Americans must challenge and rethink three basic assumptions that have guided the country and the economy for the last 30 years and run both into the ditch, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says.