See article in the August 27th Huffington Post by President Mark Ayers, Building and Construction Trades Department.

The Laborers' International Union has agreed to rejoin the AFL-CIO, sparking hopes that a once-splintered labor movement is moving closer to reuniting under a single umbrella. 

August 4, 2010 Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washingotn D.C.

See Letter to Editor by Jay Hurley, President, Iron Workers District Council of NE, in July 26th Boston Herald.

This country was designed by people who worked with their hands.  Now we’re a country of white-collar snobs with an underdeveloped understanding of how things work. It makes no sense.

The actions taken by Chinese workers that the Herald finds so impressive are exactly the things that unions do daily in this state and this country to protect the quality of life for workers right here at home.

Today, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Brian Hayes, a Republican, and Mark Pearce, a Democrat, to the National Labor Realtions Board, upping its membership to five.  The newly confirmed members will serve five-year terms.  See Story in June 22nd ENR

Deputy Labor Secretary Seth Harris told a Senate hearing on June 17 that some employers deliberately misclassify workers as independent contractors or "leased" or outsourced workers and can gain an advantage in the market over competitors that adhere to the law.

Nearly three-quarters of voters say extending Unemployment Insurance and COBRA health care benefits that Congress allowed to expire last month is more important than reducing the deficit, according to a new poll.

Bay Staters who did nothing wrong and want to work have paid for the deeds of the big banks with their jobs, homes, retirement savings and taxes. Our government must demand solutions from those who caused the problems. Working people deserve nothing less.