Labor
Jeb cracks the whip: work longer and harder!
July 15, 2015Jeb Bush, a boy born to wealth and privilege, lectured last week that Americans should work longer hours.
Read moreAFL-CIO statement on Scott Walker announcement
July 13, 2015Trumka released a statement in response to Gov. Walker's upcoming announcement that he is running for president of the U.S.
Read moreSt. Louis bricklayers strike ends in total victory
July 13, 2015The victory also ends a contractors' lawsuit that, had it succeeded, would have endangered all traditional union pension plans in the U.S.
Read moreDC unions back streetcar workers fired for organizing
July 13, 2015"The fired streetcar workers are heroes and they stood up for the right of workers to organize a union; they stood up for the dignity of workers."
Read moreCanada’s prime minister jams anti-union law through Parliament
July 13, 2015"Unions are far more democratic, transparent, and accountable to their members than this prime minister and his government are to taxpayers."
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