Current Issues
Fast Track Passage in the House Threatens to Give President Undue Powers
U.S. Representatives narrowly pass Fast Track trade authority bill, 215-214.
Labor Wins Big in Union-Busting South Carolina
Gathered in the union hall and parking lot on East Bay Street, the dockworkers ofInternational Longshoremens Association (ILA) Local 1422, mostly African American men, celebrated their hard-fought victory in the...
It’s Official! Economy in Recession
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said the Nov. 26 announcement that the economy was now officially in a recession confirmed what Americas working families have known for months.
Afghanistan’s Future Debated in Bonn
The United Nations convened its first formal talks on a post-Taliban transitional government in Afghanistan Nov. 27. Much of the world, including the Afghan people, is focusing its hope on...
Labor Takes a Stand for Justice
The labor and peoples movements face a recovery that is full of complicated questions. The search for solutions goes on in a world changed forever by acts of terrorism. The...