Inside the Liberal Conspiracy to Save the Republic

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 10, 2013 Mother Jones profiles a growing coalition of environmental, labor and civil rights groups, including Greenpeace and the NAACP, that began meeting off the record in December to try to figure out "what to do to beat back the deep-pocketed conservative movement." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Unions and Inequality by the Numbers

Staff / Truthdig Aug 7, 2011 The precise effects of the broad deunionization of the American workforce since the 1970s are difficult to quantify, but a recent paper from the American Sociological Review has made an effort anyway The study found that in addition to raising the income of union laborers (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pitfalls of Soaking the Rich

Ruth Marcus / Truthdig Jul 7, 2010 Rich Trumka -- the AFL-CIO president intercepts any attempted honorific with an easy "Call me Rich" -- comes armed with charts. His first one is, literally, in shades of gray. Its message is anything but. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Unions Punish Lincoln in Arkansas

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2010 Sen Blanche Lincoln helped sink the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, which would have made labor organizing much easier Now the Democrat is headed to a primary runoff against Arkansas Lt Gov Bill Halter (above), thanks in part to a massive multimillion-dollar campaign effort by the AFL-CIO and the SEIU (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

SEIU President to Step Down

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2010 After 14 years of leading the Service Employees International Union through some major changes and growth spurts, and after months of courting unfriendly fire from right-wing ranks by paying frequent visits to the White House, SEIU President Andy Stern is preparing to step down from his powerful post. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

How the Democrats Sucker-Punched Labor

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2009 It was a foregone conclusion that Republicans and big business would fight tooth and nail against the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, the union bill that would make organizing easier, but in the end it was Democrats who killed it. The Socialist Worker, appropriately enough, has the most comprehensive take on the story to date. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Where’s the Outrage Over Workers Getting the Shaft?

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Mar 31, 2009 The AFL-CIO spent $250 million in last year's elections on behalf of Obama and other Democrats, yet a waffling president and a handful of senators have managed to kill the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, a cruel defeat for labor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

And Now for the Disillusionment Phase

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2009 His presidency is not yet a month old, but there already are some who are wondering aloud whether Barack Obama is going to make good on his pre-election pledges. What's this -- he's a politician? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Unions Unleash the Troops for Obama

Will Evans, Center for Investigative Reporting Oct 1, 2008 The nation's most powerful labor unions are ratcheting up their efforts to elect Barack Obama with massive voter outreach campaigns. Both SEIU and the AFL-CIO have said this year's efforts will be their largest voter mobilization campaigns ever. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AFL-CIO Eager to Hit McCain in $53-Million Drive

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2008 The AFL-CIO isn't going to wait around for the Democrats to pick a nominee before it starts campaigning against John McCain. The largest union in America plans to spend a record $53 million to make sure the next president isn't a Republican. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )