U.S.
Illinois state workers win against Rauner’s cuts, temporarily
December 13, 2016The legal back-and-forth is part of the governor’s continuing effort to break Illinois' public employees' union.
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Lawbreaking companies getting 40 percent of federal contract dollars
December 12, 2016The companies’ violations of minimum wage laws alone cost workers an estimated $1.6 billion to $2.5 billion yearly, a new report says.
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This week in history: Labor pledges no strikes during WW II
December 12, 2016Philip Murray, president of the CIO, said members “were ready and eager to do their utmost to defend our country against the aggression of Japanese imperialism, and to secure the final defeat of the forces of...
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Senate approves funds to address Flint water crisis
December 9, 2016Nearly 3 years after the mass lead poisoning in Flint, the Senate finally allocated funds to fix their water infrastructure. Now it has to pass the House.
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California legislators challenge Trump anti-immigrant agenda
December 8, 2016California’s state Senate and Assembly are moving quickly to protect and uphold the rights of the state’s undocumented immigrants.
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