Labor
Labor movement begins to reassess its approach to Cuba relations
October 3, 2017The Washington State Labor Council of the AFL-CIO called for an end to the U.S. economic blockade and travel restrictions on that country.
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AFL-CIO, several unions send volunteers to Puerto Rico
October 3, 2017Some 275 volunteers – pilots, mechanics, flight attendants, and others – will take off on a union-sponsored relief mission to hurricane-smashed Puerto Rico.
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Justices wrestle with mandatory arbitration vs. labor law
October 3, 2017When a company forces a worker into mandatory arbitration of everything from unsafe working conditions to unpaid overtime, does that trump the worker’s rights under federal labor law?
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Trump waives Jones Act, opening Puerto Rico to foreign relief ships
September 29, 2017It took Trump a week to lift the port restrictions, bringing flak for the delay, as well as for what Puerto Ricans on the street call a lack of federal response.
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General strike in South Africa: Workers denounce corruption
September 28, 2017“We cannot fight corruption and state capture if we do not acknowledge that the capitalist system itself is a deeply corrupted system."
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