CORE spokesman Niger Innis should not find it absurd or insulting that workers and community allies around this country will stand up on April 4, 2011, on the 43rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, to show support for workers in states around this country -- like Wisconsin,...

Forty-seven years ago this Aug. 28, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech.

The occasion was the massive March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Americans need the spirit and the dream of Dr. King badly...

All across the nation, people are watching the case of Shirley Sherrod, who was asked to resign as Georgia state director for rural development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture because of an edited video clip. A moment of personal honesty about a redemptive experience in her own life was...

In recent days, the Central Falls school superintendent fired en mass all 93 administrators, teachers and support staff at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island. Following public outcry, she now has agreed to resume bargaining and include the union in all discussions on a comprehensive education plan...

A close look at the unemployment figures shows that while white males are taking it on the chin in this recession, women and people of color are down for the count.

Although, in this recession, unemployment is rising faster for whites than for African Americans, the fact is that...

From the big screen to the Broadway stage, a stellar lineup of stars is joining the fight for working families.

Amy Brenneman, Nancy Giles, Esai Morales and Mike Farrell are among 47 performing...

This week many watched as the president joined with the largest associations of insurers and doctors to acknowledge the excessive costs of health care and the burdens it places on working families. While many who advocate for patients, consumers and workers' rights are skeptical of the industry's real commitment,

Martin Luther King Jr. often drew the parallels and connections between the civil rights and union movements. Today, on the eve of the anniversary of King's assassination, national civil rights leaders called for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, which would give workers the choice of how to...

As working mothers, we struggle to balance work and family and sometimes fear we won't be able to make ends meet when we take unpaid maternity leave. As working women, we worry about affording health care or retirement security while suspecting we're being paid less than our male co-workers.

Despite all the hubbub about health care, the secret belief in the Washington punditry has long been that real health care reform in America is a political non-starter. They know that nearly all voters are insured, and they believe insured voters fear health care reform more than they desire it.