August 2012 - Page 2 of 3

Labor educator Bill Fletcher Jr talks about his new book.

Though an arbitrator sided with TriMet, the union says some contract provisions are illegal.

Securitas, ABM, G4S, and AlliedBarton agreed in July to recognize and bargain with SEIU Local 49.

TriMet workers will get about $3,000 each under a judge’s order.

Protesters say Walmart represents a threat to union grocery workers, among others.

She’s up against Tea Party candidate John Ludlow to head Oregon’s third-largest county.

Union officials say JH Kelly will do 85 percent of the work on a $50 million grain silo expansion.

Hyatt turned heatlamps on Chicago picketers and fired unionized Boston housekeepers en masse.

After a year-plus of labor violations and no contract, a decert election is set for Aug. 21-22.

After 18 months and no contract for 600 hospital workers, some are pushing to dump the union.