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Imagine a city where a public works director bargains a first contract with city employees that — at his insistence — not only gives them fair pay and benefits but also strengthens the union itself.

Big business means big money for politics. Corporations pour tens of millions into campaigns and lobbying to support an anti-worker agenda. Here's what some of CWA's top employers and employer groups spent on lobbying in 2004, based on federal reports lobbyists are required to file.

Until Brenda Jones was elected last November, the Detroit City Council hadn't had a member from labor for more than 25 years.

The small city of McAlester, Okla., is a textbook case of what happens when pro-worker candidates are in office — and when they aren't.

Winning isn't everything.  

Of course, it's the ultimate goal of any political candidate, but the foundation laid by passionate, energetic — yet, losing — campaigns can reap success in years to come.