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U.S. unions are bitterly split on whether an oil pipeline should be built between Canada and Texas. The conflict has hamstrung the Blue-Green Alliance, which unifies union and environmental efforts, as transit unions argue labor must look beyond its own interests.

There is no debt crisis, but there is a “super committee” appointed to fix it. If the gang of 12 Congressional appointees has its way, Medicare, Social Security insurance, and Medicaid will be decimated to placate the infamous 1 percent.

While Midwest governors who attacked public workers last winter are seeing tremendous public opposition, New York’s Andrew Cuomo continues to be buoyed by high approval ratings. The irony has not escaped members of the Public Employees Federation, who have worked under the threat of layoffs...

Thirty Southern California car wash workers succeeded in their three-year fight for a union and a contract last week, becoming the first car wash workers to organize nationwide. One of their big gains is a regular hourly wage.

Florida’s tomato farmworkers and their allies brought a two-year fight to specialty grocer Trader Joe’s doorstep last week, marching on its Southern California headquarters. They want the grocer to pay farmworkers a penny more per pound.