St. Louis, Mo.—AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka was re-elected to a third four-year term at the federation’s national convention here Oct. 22. Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler and Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre
SEATTLE, Wash.—After laying off more than 20,000 workers in the Puget Sound region in the last five years, Boeing is now trying to bring back retirees as temporary workers.
EUGENE, Ore.—More than 500 Lane County government workers went on strike Oct. 18, after the county threatened to impose contract terms on the American Federation of State, County and Municipal
MACON, Ga.—The United Steelworkers are accusing Kumho Tire of waging a “psychological warfare” campaign after workers at the company’s new plant here rejected the union by a 164-136 margin.
FORT MADISON, Iowa—White supremacists were responsible for two assaults on Iowa correctional officers in less than a week, AFSCME Council 61 President Danny Homan said Oct. 18.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—Plans to replace an aging oil pipeline have split three key constituencies of the state’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, pitting building-trades unions against environmentalists and Native Americans.
OTEEN, N.C.—Veterans Administration workers gathered at Charles George VA Medical Center here Oct. 12 to protest the federal government leaving 49,000 staff positions vacant nationwide, while appropriating $2.1 billion to save the
Columbus, Ohio—The United Auto Workers announced Oct. 15 that it will back Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) for re-election. “Sherrod Brown recognizes that we need to invest in our workers and
Washington—The AFL-CIO has asked the federal Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether the purchase of more than 870,000 shares in student-loan servicer Navient Corp. involved insider trading.
Sooma, Calif.—Hundreds of the men and women risking their lives to battle the massive, fast-moving wildfires devastating Northern California are being paid only $10.50 an hour for it—the state’s minimum
