worker rights

The war on rest

January 26, 2015 By Rev. Jim Conn

Workers are being made to work harder, longer - and there is no respite, not even sick leave.

McDonald’s workers sue fast food giant over racial and sexual discrimination

January 23, 2015 By Combined Sources

McDonald's workers who were fired last year after being told, "There are too many black people [working] in the store."

After 26 years, government to end direct oversight of Teamsters

January 23, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

After 26 years, the federal government plans to end its consent decree and its direct oversight governing the Teamsters. But there are still strings attached.

Union leaders give Obama positive reviews except on trade

January 22, 2015 By PAI

Union leaders gave President Obama's 2015 State of the Union address generally positive reviews.

Call for stronger labor law first for Obama on national television

January 22, 2015 By John Wojcik

Obama, for the first time since he took office six years ago, used his State of the Union Speech last Tuesday to call for new, tougher labor laws to protect worker's rights.