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AFL-CIO Convention: Having Some Fun with Capitalism »

September 15, 2009 | Jane Slaughter

Michael Moore’s new film “Capitalism: A Love Story” premiered to a rowdy—and wholly appreciative—labor audience at the AFL-CIO convention. The event, following a noisy march from the convention center to a theater down the street, was organized by the California Nurses Association and the Labor...

AFL-CIO Convention: Reform? We'll take it! »

September 14, 2009 | Jane Slaughter | Jane Slaughter

Asked whether the AFL-CIO would stick to earlier statements that the federation will not support a health care reform bill without a government-insurance “public option,” incoming federation President Rich Trumka ducked this morning.

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

September 13, 2009 | Mischa Gaus

Labor Notes started the AFL-CIO convention week with a little something to celebrate: we took home first place for general excellence among national labor publications, in the International Labor Communications Association Labor Media awards. ILCA is the organization of editors and reporters...

Food Service Workers Buck Secret Organizing Deals »

September 10, 2009 | Paul Abowd

A delegation of U.S. food service workers flew to the Paris headquarters of their employer Sodexo last winter, delivering petitions against the company’s anti-union practices. They also took to the streets, joining the French general strike.

T-shirts Too Much for AT&T; Company Suspends Hundreds »

September 10, 2009 | Mischa Gaus

When AT&T demanded Communications Workers (CWA) members in Connecticut take off T-shirts announcing they were the company’s “prisoners,” they took a day’s suspension rather than back down.
About 200 members were suspended Tuesday.

Faculty Strike at Detroit-Area University, Protesting Cuts Amid Surplus »

September 8, 2009 | Bryan G. Pfeifer

Summer will last a little longer at Oakland University, outside of Detroit, as faculty took to the picket line last week, challenging the school administration and building student solidarity.

Unions Leading Efforts To Return Ousted President in Honduras »

September 8, 2009 | Judy Ancel

In the early hours of the morning on June 28, the Honduran military shot off the locks on the back entrance to President Manuel Zelaya’s home in Tegucigalpa, dragged him out of bed, and whisked him out of the country in his pajamas.

Chicago Teamsters Strike to Save Health Insurance »

September 8, 2009 | Jane Slaughter

You take your kid to the dentist and go to pay the $20 co-pay. “Oh, no,” says the receptionist. “You have to pay the whole bill—you don't have insurance.” That’s how a member of Teamsters Local 743 in Chicago found out that his employer, SK Hand Tools, had unilaterally and without notice...

AFL-CIO Convention: Passing the Torch...or Lighting a Fire? »

September 8, 2009 | Labor Notes Staff

Delegates to UAW-Ford Council Oppose More Concessions »

September 8, 2009 | Ron Lare

Delegates to the United Auto Workers’ national Ford Council opposed reopening their contract in early August to make more concessions. Ford made a $2.3 billion profit in the second quarter of 2009, though the company attributes that to debt swaps and one-off cuts.