Labor

Detroit needs jobs, not emergency managers

March 1, 2013 By John Rummel

"We don't need an emergency manager; we need someone to help manage our emergency."

Unions to focus on dumping GOP governors

March 1, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

The 2012 election is barely in the books, but the AFL-CIO is already starting to think about the next round of polling, in November 2014.

Missouri may become latest Right-to-Work (for less) state

February 28, 2013 By Tony Pecinovsky

If Republican lawmakers get their way, Missouri may become the 25th state in the nation to impose a so-called 'Right-to-Work' law.

Union leaders: Time is now for immigration reform

February 28, 2013 By John Wojcik

The executive council of the AFL-CIO unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the Congress of the United States immediately pass immigration reform.

Trumka: AFL-CIO to undergo wide-scale revamp

February 28, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

The revamp will meet the conditions of changing workplaces, extend labor's reach, and shift its emphasis within the federation to more inter-union and regional cooperation.