Labor
Labor & community activists converge @Organizing 2.0
December 7, 2009NEW YORK -- Several hundred labor organizers, community organizers and progressive technologists gathered here Dec. 6 for the Organizing 2.0 Conference.
Read moreSteelworkers’ hall rededicated to workers killed building union
December 6, 2009Local 1010 of the United Steelworkers union (USW) is proud of its militant history and its rededicated union hall.
Read moreUnion goes on the offensive with charter schools
December 5, 2009Charter school teachers in Chicago vote for union representation.
Read moreLabor leader encouraged by jobs summit
December 4, 2009AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka went on cable television last night after attending the White House summit and said he was "encouraged" by the gathering.
Read moreCampaign launched for mercado workers’ rights
December 4, 2009Labor, community and faith-based organizations announced a campaign for owners of ethnic grocery stores - often called "mercados" - to comply with state and federal laws.
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