LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The Service Employees International Union has banned the former president of its largest California local and ordered him to repay more than $1 million.

DENVER, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Racism has kept Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama from gaining a big lead over Republican John McCain, a prominent union leader said.

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, May 23 (UPI) -- Underground transportation in Prague is likely to be shut down for an hour while Czech trade unions hold a strike, union officials said.

HARARE, Zimbabwe, May 5 (UPI) -- The Progressive Teachers Union in Zimbabwe said Sunday its members will strike if government attacks on them continue.

CONCORD, N.H., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Twenty-three New Hampshire gay couples became the first in the state to be united in civil union ceremonies just after midnight Tuesday.

CONCORD, N.H., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- New Hampshire elections officials ended a waiting game Wednesday, setting Jan. 8 as the date for the state's 2008 president primary.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A union leader said teachers in Bulgaria’s state-run schools ended a six-week strike Monday after reaching a compromise that includes a 46 percent pay raise.

MOSCOW, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the former Soviet Union, announced the creation of a new anti-corruption Russian political movement Saturday.

BOSTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A union leader who allegedly set three rats free in a pricey Boston steak house has been charged with disorderly conduct.