Labor

Steelworker head hails House health reform bill

July 17, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- Leo W. Gerard, president of the United Steelworkers (USW), issued the following statement July 15 in response to the U.S. House of Representatives’ health care reform bill: “Members of the United Steelworkers (USW) and...

Ironworkers build more than just buildings, they build communities

July 16, 2009

Ohio Ironworkers offer career training The following is reprinted from the Ohio AFL-CIO newsletter with permission. “Yea, Grampa, we know. You built that building.” In many households across Ohio and the country, that statement has been...

AT&T workers rally for ‘future of all working people’

July 16, 2009

ST. LOUIS -- 'This isn't just about our future,' Bob Huss, vice president of the St. Louis Communications Workers of America retirees council, told the World as nearly 200 AT&T employees rallied outside the downtown AT&T...

Hard-hit Gary stops garbage pickup

July 16, 2009

GARY, Ind. – In another sign of the economic crisis hitting working class cities around the country, angry residents and laid off city workers rallied in front of this city’s new General Services building. The crowd...

Calif. labor backs public option health care bill

July 16, 2009

The California Labor Federation, the largest state labor federation in the country, gave its unconditional support to the bill now before the House of Representatives extending affordable quality health care to the uninsured, including a strong...