On AlterNet: organized labor

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "organized labor"

Why Workers' Champion Hilda Solis Is Obama's Best Pick for a Fair Economy

Esther Kaplan, The Nation. April 7, 2010.

The Bush Administration all but destroyed the Department of Labor. Now Hilda Solis is winning the fight for workers' rights.

Tales of How Big Corporations Are Screwing Americans Over

Amy R. Ramos, Miller-McCune.com. July 17, 2009.

Stagnant wages, sexual harassment, worsening benefits, horrible treatment: just a few of the problems faced by American workers in all industries.

Labor Rallies for Health Care, But Keeps it Vague

Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes. July 3, 2009.

It’s no secret that the union movement is divided on health care reform.

Is the GOP Risking the Economy to Win a War Against Unions?

Art Levine, AlterNet. December 16, 2008.

Even as the auto industry teeters on collapse, union-bashing continues as the mainstay of a GOP propaganda war against organized labor.

Wal-Mart Associates March on Arkansas Corporate Headquarters; Demand Better Treatment

Sarah Jaffe, December 31, 1969.