The movement to raise the minimum wage paid off for workers Jan. 1 in 14 states and numerous cities across the nation. And it is a testamen...

A unit of firefighters in Webster, Mass. has joined Teamsters Local 170 in Worcester. Ed Sterczala was the driving force behind the 41...

What an awesome idea! If you live in Massachusetts (and that, of course, presumes you drive like a maniac) you can order Collective Bargain...

We're following Local 25's rally in Norwood, Mass., where hundreds of Teamsters from New England converged this afternoon to rally f...

Inmate labor returns   KTUL   ..."$60 a month is still very cheap labor," said Pam Polk, Collinsville's (Okla.) city manager, ...

'Occupy Wall Street' Protests Spread Across Country   ABC News   ...The Occupy Wall Street movement, growing to more than 1,500 peop...

State Senate limits collective bargaining rights; approves $30.5b budget   Boston Globe   ...The Massachusetts Senate voted tonight to curb ...

Return of Union-Busting: Wisconsin Republicans May Vote Again   firedoglake   ...Scott Walker’s team must be getting worried about their leg...

Remembering the Struggles of Labor on May Day   Buzzflash   ...The first May Day demonstrations, in 1886, won the most important of the righ...

Plan to Protect 25,000 YRCW Freight Jobs Clears Important Financial Hurdle IBT   ...The Teamsters National Freight Industry Negotiating Com...

NLRB will sue Ariz., SD over union laws   Associated Press   ...it will move ahead with lawsuits against Arizona and South Dakota over state...

Corporate profits up. Jobs down. A jobs task force in Taunton, Mass., has held an annual job fair since 1984. Not this year. There are...