Labor
Closing NUMMI will harm both Toyota & community
March 8, 2010Toyota's decision to close the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) auto plant in Fremont, Calif. March 31 goes against the firm's business interests, and its devastating effects will ripple throughout California.
Read moreSpace Coast rallies for jobs
March 5, 2010Over 9,000 jobs will be cut immediately and a tsunami of closures for support businesses like restaurants, tourism and affiliated contractors will follow if Congress cancels NASA's Constellation space program.
Read moreWorker rights are key to economic recovery, union leaders say
March 5, 2010ORLANDO, Fla. - The economy cannot truly recover unless the United States moves out of "the dark ages" in the area of workers' rights, top labor leaders said here this week.
Read moreHotel workers to Hilton guests: ‘Check out!
March 4, 2010Hundreds of hotel workers reminded guests and passers-by March 2 that their union is urging a customer boycott of the prestigious Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel.
Read moreRepublican tent narrows in Texas
March 4, 2010The Texas primary election of March 2 revealed a continuing Republican shift to the right while Democrats positioned themselves as the "big tent" party of diversity for the general election in November.
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