worker rights

Altoona nurses strike to put “Patients before profits”

February 26, 2014 By Camillo Santo

Hundreds of nurses, hospital workers and supporters hit the picket line in the bitter cold here, Feb. 11.

Union wins recognition vote among federal park workers

February 24, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

By a 91-9 percent margin the Treasury Employees won union recognition among 1,300 National Park Service workers in the Washington, D.C., area.

Unions fight airline plan to enter U.S. on the cheap

February 24, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Just call it airborne theft of flight attendants' and pilots' jobs and pay.

Unions double down on Southern organizing after loss in Tennessee

February 19, 2014 By John Wojcik

"You can always count on the brave workers it takes to ensure that all workers will, in the end, participate in how decisions are made at their workplaces."

UAW: Volkswagen setback will not deter union organizing

February 17, 2014 By John Wojcik

The nation's labor leaders say that America's workers and their unions will not be deterred by the setback at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn.