Labor

Why Labor Day matters

September 13, 2009 By AFL-CIO Blog

Kent Wong, director of the UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education, says this Labor Day provides an opportunity for progressives to join together to rebuild the economy and reinvigorate the fight for social and economic...

Needed: 122,000 jobs per month

September 13, 2009 By John Wojcik

As union delegates from around the country prepare to head to the AFL-CIO’s 2009 convention in Pittsburgh Sept. 13, they bring a determination to fight for an economy that works for the great majority of Americans.

Workers face big challenges, economists warn

September 10, 2009 By John Wojcik

As union delegates from around the country prepare to head to the AFL-CIO’s 2009 convention in Pittsburgh Sept. 13, they bring a determination to fight for an economy that works for the great majority of Americans.

Elected officials join fight for NUMMI’s future

September 9, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

“I was thinking I’d like to go work at the plant, with him,” Shaheem Broughton said, glancing toward his father, when a reporter asked him what he’d like to do after high school. “Now I may...

Secretary Solis: End economic injustice, workplace abuse

September 9, 2009 By John Bachtell

Through eight years of the right-wing Bush administration, the secretary of labor helped lead the administration’s war against organized labor. The only time the labor secretary interacted with labor leaders was to threaten and scold. So...