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Nation’s labor leaders meet to mobilize for 2012 elections

March 12, 2012 By John Wojcik

Leaders of almost every labor union in the country are arriving here today for a special meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive Council.

Occupy’s 89%? Where anarchism shuns unionists, it allies with the ultra-right

March 7, 2012 By Greg Rose

Anarchist collectives in the Occupy movement in Oakland and the Pacific Northwest have put forward a new slogan, "We are the 89%." This threatens to destroy any alliance between the Occupy movement and organized labor.

India’s general strike shows unprecedented working-class unity and anger

March 6, 2012 By R.K. Sharma

In the largest general strike since India's independence, millions of workers went on strike Feb. 28 for stronger labor laws and to protest the rising cost of living.

Ohio governor backs off his turndown of federal storm help

March 6, 2012 By John Wojcik

Ohio's right wing Republican governor John Kasich worked Monday to pull his foot out of his own mouth.

Union workers craft the Oreo cookie – America’s 100-year favorite

March 6, 2012 By Blake Skylar

Oreos - with their dark chocolate shells and creamy white center - have been a household name for a long time. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the sandwich cookies, reports the AFL-CIO blog.