HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 21 -- UNITE HERE, a labor union for workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada, issued the following news release: Over 500 UNITE HERE Local 5 members at HMSHost Honolulu--workers at the concessions, restaurants, Starbucks, bars, pantry, maintenance, etc.--are on strike. This is the first time that HMSHost workers have gone on strike in Hawai'i. The recent contrac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the budget package permanently nixing the "Cadillac tax": Working people won a major bipartisan victory today with permanent repeal of the "Cadillac tax." We are thankful to leaders like Rep. Joe Courtney (Conn.), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), House Ways and Means Chair Richard Neal (Mass.), House Ways and Means subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Kelly (Pa.), Senate Democratic Leader   more