From Father to Son
Here’s a new video featuring Teamster shop steward and U.S. Army veteran John Padula, in which he tells how his...
May 2009 Archives
May 29, 2009
May 27, 2009
Walmart Responsible for Black Friday Trampling Death
Remember back in November of last year when we told you the tragic story of Jdimytai Damour, a 34-year-old...
May 26, 2009
Obama Taps Sotomayor for SCOTUS
Above: President Barack Obama announces his nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court Above: Sotomayor reacts to...
May 20, 2009
No Holds Barred: Why Workers Need Free Choice Now More Than Ever
There’s a new report out from the Economic Policy Institute and American Rights at Work today that makes it crystal...
May 19, 2009
Reid: Kennedy Cancer In Remission
Great news — Harry Reid has just told reporters that Sen. Ted Kennedy’s brain cancer is in remission, and...
May 14, 2009
Artists for Workers Choice
47 stars of stage and screen — all proud union members — have come together as Artists for Workers Choice...
May 13, 2009
Talkin' Wage Theft Hour Shaving Unpaid Overtime Blues
TPMCafé’s weekly book club is focusing this week on the problem of wage theft — workers not being paid in...
May 12, 2009
VP Biden: "If A Union Is What You Want, Then A Union Is What You Should Get"
Speaking today to our brothers and sisters at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Vice President Joe...
May 8, 2009
Unemployment: Sky Now Falling Slightly Less Quickly
The latest unemployment numbers are out from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and they show just how different the...
May 5, 2009
Who Wants Employee Free Choice? Pennsylvania Republicans
Amid all the brouhaha surrounding Senator Arlen Specter’s switch to the Democratic Party, Washington Post blogger Greg Sargent uncovers a...
How (Not) to Join a Union
A new video from the Center for American Progress Action Fund lays out just how many obstacles workers who want...
May 4, 2009
Video: Speaking Out for Workplace Health and Safety
Following up on my post last week about the new energy that the Obama Administration is bringing to ensuring workplace...