Dec 23, 2012 - The 2013 Transervice agreement was overwhelmingly approved by the membership today with 126 “for” and two “against”. Job security will remain intact and the company will continue to provide the quality healthcare benefits and pay that Transervice Teamsters have earned through their dedicated service and hard-work.

BEYOND “RIGHT TO WORK” What’s at Stake in the War on Workers On May 6, a United States senator from Ohio took to the lectern on the Senate floor to make his case for a piece of legislation bearing his name. “As long as [the unions] have the power they have had, they are bound to make unreasonable demands,” he said.

Prosperity doesn’t require ending taxation, it requires fair and intelligent taxation OCTOBER 7, 2012 BY PETER FOSL  You’d think from all the anti-tax rhetoric out there that the wealthy and corporations are crippled by crushing tax rates.

They're Called 'Scabs' for a Reason  Oct. 5, 2012 | …When Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis famously said, "Labor cannot, on my terms, surrender the right to strike," he acknowledged that working people have only one weapon at their disposal–i.e., withholding their labor.

POLITICAL ALERT  The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Republican State Senate President David Williams and their corporate sponsors are vowing to  SCAM Kentucky workers by making this state a Right-to-Work state and repeal Kentucky’s Prevailing Wage Law if they win on November 6, 2012. The plan is to take control of the Kentucky House of Representatives.

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The James R. Hoffa Scholarship Fund Essay Contest will award a $1000.00 scholarship annually to 50 students. 2012 ESSAY TOPIC: What role can labor unions play in creating jobs and jumpstarting the economy.

Rand Paul’s National Right to Work petition, the GOP’s ultimate lie Senator Rand Paul’s  (R-KY) National Right to Work petition can certainly be argued that it is a big component of the current GOP assault on the middle class.

Eat your veggies and join a union Mom and the AFL-CIO have an intriguing new message for America's working people: "Eat Your Veggies  – and Join a Union."

US soldier refuses China-made boots Here's an American hero for you: Master Sgt. Steve Adachi exchanged his China-made combat boots with boots made in America. It wasn't easy. Adachi, a reservist deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, was issued a standard pair of boots while at his home unit in Hawaii. According to the Air Force Times, .