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Unions and allies stage sit-in at Paris climate talks

December 9, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Unions and allies are staging a sit-in at COP 21 following the release of the Draft Paris Outcome.

Today in labor history: The American Federation of Labor is founded

December 8, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The original constituent craft unions of the AFL were disaffected from the Knights of Labor, a national labor association.

Despite vicious opposition, Chattanooga workers are unionizing

December 7, 2015 By Larry Rubin

In the face of corporation opposition, skilled workers at the Volkswagen plant voted for UAW to become their collective bargaining representative, a step toward unionization of the whole plant.

Blankenship verdict: guilty on misdemeanor, innocent on felony charges

December 4, 2015 By John Milam

The conspiracy charge is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of one-year in jail and possible fines amounting to twice the financial gain resulting from the safety conspiracy.

COP 21: Unions sow the seeds of labor to yield green jobs

December 3, 2015 By Blake Skylar

Labor leaders presented real plans and logical solutions for creating clean jobs that sustain the labor movement and reduce or eliminate harm to the environment.