After paralyzing operations at the offshore platforms and refineries of Brazil’s troubled National Oil Company Petrobras for the last three days, workers ended a strike Monday.  Members of the Federation of Petroleum Workers walked off the job just before Christmas after rejecting a proposed salary increase that fell short of inflation.  The union is also concerned about a contract changes that could reduce hours for the company’s 85,000 workers. 

The AFL-CIO says here's how NAFTA could be re-written to benefit working people.

The AFL-CIO says NAFTA has destroyed good middle class American jobs, replacing them with exploitive sweatshop jobs in Mexico but it doesn't have to be that way.

Eight thousand New York/New Jersey airport workers are voting this week to ratify a brand new union contract as members of 32 BJ SEIU.

This victory came after five years of organizing struggle. Rob Hill is Vice President of 32 BJ SEIU and directs organizing for the union.

The Teamsters have launched the National Unified Committee To Protect Pensions in an effort to focus a strong message on pensions to Washington in the New Year.

New Jersey Education Association President Wendell Steinhauer says the quarterly pension payments law signed Thursday is an important step toward greater state responsibility on pensions.

Gov. Chris Christie had repeatedly vetoed the legislation but relented and signed it.