Labor
Today in labor history: Joe McCarthy’s reign of terror comes to dramatic end
June 9, 2014Senator McCarthy experienced a meteoric rise to fame and power in the U.S. Senate when he charged that "hundreds" of "known communists" were in the Department of State.
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Today in labor history: Lansing general strike
June 6, 2014On June 6, 1937. more than 12,000 members of the United Auto Workers, their families and supporters living in Lansing, Michigan, shut down the city.
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CWA’S Cohen ties fight vs. income inequality to fight for democracy
June 6, 2014"Corporations are people in America and can run orchestrated campaigns to destroy working people. That's what gets me mad!"
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China and Russia have workers councils but not Chattanooga
June 5, 2014Workers in the United States know organizing here in the belly of the corporate beast is no easy task.
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Boosting fighting power, UAW raises dues after hot debate
June 5, 2014Leaders of the United Auto Workers union are well aware of the attacks against workers worldwide. Their fightback program is called "PRO Members."
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