Labor
Missouri labor gears up for elections
July 1, 2010"We represent the workers of this state," Labor Council President Bob Soutier told union leaders and political candidates here at a Labor 2010 Kick-off meeting.
Read more
Thousands of AFSCME members rock Boston’s ‘Cradle of Freedom’
July 1, 2010Thousands of state and local government employees rocked the 'Cradle of Freedom' here when they staged a peaceful takeover on June 30 of the historic Boston Common.
Read more
Labor Department aids workers displaced by BP’s oil spill
June 30, 2010The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an award of $27 million in National Emergency Grants to four key Gulf Coast states to assist workers displaced by BP's oil spill. Photo: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Infrogmation
Read more
Union bids farewell to Bill Lucy
June 30, 2010AFSCME members celebrated the life and sadly accepted the retirement of Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy after a 57 year stint with the union.
Read more
Californians feel benefits of federal health law
June 30, 2010Californians are already beginning to feel the benefits of the new federal health care law, a newly released progress report by Health Access reveals.
Read more