Greetings from the Burgh, where the labor movement has had a rough day, but first an appeal funds Help Us Make Rent Folks, it’s coming to the end of the month and freelance checks that should have been here, well, they aren’t here. So, pass the hat and

“We don’t need union bosses in Detroit telling Tennessee what’s best for our workers,” U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is fond of telling audiences as the anti-union campaign at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee heats up. However, the person leading the anti-UAW efforts in the press in Chattanooga

PITTSBURGH, PA. – On Monday, Vice President Joe Biden intends to launch his presidential campaign at the Teamsters Local 249 in Pittsburgh with United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard appearing alongside him. However, first, on Thursday, Biden is hosting a $2,800 dollar-a-plate fundraiser at the mansion of Comcast Executive President David

As the UAW approaches a historic union election at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, some observers had remained optimistic that Volkswagen may not launch a full fledge anti-union campaign. The corporation is unionized at 43 of its 45 factories worldwide and has run into strong opposition from their German