KOLKATA, India -- Shops and banks were closed, factories shuttered and traffic sparse in major cities across India during an industrial strike Tuesday called by trade unions against the government.Passengers were stranded at airports and railway stations in Kolkata, the capit … Full story
Around 100 workers from the CGT trade union occupied the Paris headquarters of the newspaper France Soir on Tuesday, Agence France-Presse reported, carpeting the Champs Elysees with copies of the paper in protest against the impending termination of its print edition.France Soir … Full story
A vast right-wing network is working to cripple the middle class and cut off unions at the knees.
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the New York factory fire killed that killed nearly 150 young seamstresses, launching the modern labor movement. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell talks to Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, about this tragedy and the current state of labor unions.
The centennial commemoration of the Triangle factory fire became a rally for organized labor, as hundreds marched and vowed to resist efforts to weaken unions in state capitals across the country. Full story
Labor is roaring again, like in the old days. But it's a wounded sound now. Full story
Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, an organization that represents over 12 million members in a federation of 57 national and international labor unions, talks with Rachel Maddow about what American workers need to do now to protect their rights from attack
Policemen enter into a scuffle with trade union activists as the activists block a major intersection as part of a countrywide industrial strike in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. Shops and banks were closed, factories shuttered and traffic sparse in major cities across India during an ind
