Security officers at the University of Pennsylvania chose an independent union in a Wednesday vote, rejecting a last-minute SEIU blitz. Photo: Wes Weaver.

The Excluded Workers Congress called on the AFL-CIO to let them in—and got the beginnings of a welcome at their conference in New York this week. President Rich Trumka signed two new partnerships, with the domestic worker and guest worker groups. Photo: Eduardo Soriano-Castillo.

The Mexican-themed fast food chain Chipotle likes to hold itself up as a model of social responsibility, but labor activists in Minnesota say its ethical behavior doesn’t extend to its immigrant workers. Chipotle fired nearly 700 Latino immigrant workers without notice and in some cases without paying back wages. Photo: SEIU.