Labor
Mott’s workers OK new contract
September 14, 2010In the nearly four-month-long strike a small group of workers faced off against the corporate behemoth Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, and achieved what appears to be an important victory.
Read moreWomen soccer players score union recognition
September 10, 2010U.S. professional women soccer players scored a goal this week after the Women's Professional Soccer Players Union won recognition through a majority sign-up, certified by an arbitrator with the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league.
Read moreDo you make too much money?
September 8, 2010Do you, the reader, think you make too much money?Because there are many who think public sector workers do!
Read moreIn California elections, ‘jobs’ is the watchword
September 8, 2010OAKLAND, Calif. - With unemployment officially pegged at 12.3 percent in California, it's clear topic number one for Democratic candidates at all levels will be jobs.
Read moreOhioans kick off mid-term election fight
September 8, 2010Warning of the extreme danger to the rights working people and to democracy if Republicans win, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and candidates for office stumped Labor Day events.
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