Rank-and-file longshore workers are pushing to reject another contract, after sending top officials in the East Coast longshore union back to the bargaining table. The negotiations haven't addressed members' biggest concerns, they say.

Labor Notes' Mischa Gaus and Jane Slaughter bring you on-the-spot reporting from the AFL-CIO convention in Pittsburgh. Stay tuned for regular dispatches from the convention floor, the hallways and corridors, and anywhere troublemakers are gathering.

by Mischa Gaus | Fri, 11/20/2009 - 12:46pm

Despite many expressions of support and much advocacy for a single-payer health plan, it hasn't captivated the country in the lengthy health care debate nor moved a bill through Congress. The onus is on single-payer supporters to “take a step back," an AFL staffer argued.

Should Single-Payer Activists Back Down?

by Jane Slaughter | Tue, 09/15/2009 - 5:25pm

Tom Flook of IUPAT Local 6 calls on Senator Arlen Specter during a rally in Pittsburgh. Photo: AFL-CIO.

AFL-CIO Convention: Free Choice Confusion, Invisible to Delegates

by Jane Slaughter | Tue, 09/15/2009 - 1:13am

The premiere of Michael Moore's new film "Capitalism: A Love Story" followed a noisy march from the AFL-CIO convention to a theater down the street. Photo: Jim West | jimwestphoto.com

AFL-CIO Convention: Having Some Fun with Capitalism

by Mischa Gaus | Sun, 09/13/2009 - 6:23pm

AFL-CIO Convention: We'd Like to Thank the Academy...