Fifty Labor Days
Fifty years ago I joined Laborers’ Local 773 in Cairo, Illinois. My first dispatch out of the union hall put me in a pick-up truck headed to a job building
Fifty years ago I joined Laborers’ Local 773 in Cairo, Illinois. My first dispatch out of the union hall put me in a pick-up truck headed to a job building
PHILADELPHIA, Penn – On Wednesday, August 15th, thousands of union members from across the country joined together in Philadelphia to mount the largest protest of its kind against Trump’s policy of family separation for immigrant
BURLINGTON, Vt.—When 1,800 nurses and technical staff at the University of Vermont Medical Center held a two-day strike July 12-13, they weren’t just seeking better wages for themselves: They were
WASHINGTON—The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun procedures to prohibit an estimated 500,000 home health-care aides from having union dues automatically deducted from their paychecks. The proposed
MOBILE, Ala.—Workers at a Coca-Cola bottler and distributor in Alabama went on strike Aug. 9, demanding better pay for newly hired workers. About 275 members of Teamsters Local 991 at
TRENTON, N.J.—The New Jersey Supreme Court on Aug. 8 voided changes former Gov. Chris Christie’s administration had attempted to make to the way state employees are promoted, upholding the state Legislature’s
O’NEILL, Neb.—Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided 13 businesses in Nebraska and Minnesota Aug. 8, arresting 14 owners and managers on charges of exploiting immigrants—and 133 “illegal workers” for immigration
SACRAMENTO, CA.—Several leading gig-economy companies, including Uber and Lyft, are lobbying California’s top Democrats to take action that would blunt a court ruling that makes it much harder for them
HAVERHILL, Mass.—The lockout of more than 1,100 National Grid gas workers in Massachusetts is now well into its second month with no sign of an end, union members say. “Every
“A report released by the Puerto Rican government estimates that more than 1,400 people may have died in the aftermath of the storm. The shocking death toll underscores the scale