Neighbors on the border with Washington, DC and Maryland held a “Love Thy Neighbor” rally to support UFCW union Locals 400 & 27 in their efforts for a fair contract with Giant and Safeway. The contract expires March 31, 2012.
Read moreAs excited consumers quickly purchase their new Apple iPad, angry human rights advocates are out protesting! The watchdog group change.org accuses Apple of using cheap Chinese labor to manufacture the company’s latest computer gadget.
Read moreAFL-CIO activists joined the Amalgamated Transit Union in Washington, D.C. to encourage people to call their congressman and demand more funding for public transportation.
Read moreMachinist Cindy Williams joins the Coalition of Labor Union Women for its 2012 Lobby Day, part of activities for the first National Executive Board meeting of the year. Williams lobbied for the Paycheck Fairness Act, the Wages Act and the Healthy Families Act.
Read moreIn 1965, America was changed forever. As thousands marched from Selma, Alabama all the way to the Capitol Steps in Montgomery, the Civil Rights Movement found its legs and hasn’t yet stopped moving.
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