Labor

Labor Day, Abe Lincoln and the EFCA

September 13, 2009 By Tony Pecinovsky

I’ve been walking in the Labor Day parade here in St. Louis since I can remember. I come from a union family and as a union member and activist, I’ve always felt compelled to spend this...

Labor Day celebrated in Chicago with calls for solidarity

September 13, 2009 By John Bachtell

Even in the face of the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression, "labor solidarity does indeed work." So declared Gail Warner before a festive Sept. 7 Labor Day event at the Pullman State Historic...

It’s the working class

September 13, 2009 By Scott Marshall

I got my all time favorite t-shirt from the AFL-CIO online store. It's black with red lettering and reads, "Kicking Ass for the Working Class." The "Kicking Ass" part appeals to my Southern roots, experiences like...

Sept. 10: Day of action on Employee Free Choice

September 13, 2009 By Seth Michaels

The fight for workers’ freedom to form unions comes to Washington, D.C., tomorrow night, as advocates, activists and concerned citizens travel here to visit their senators and demand passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.

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...