unions
“Let us work,” say government workers
October 14, 2013It's hurting our communities, said demonstrators in downtown Detroit protesting the tea party led government shutdown.
Read moreShutdown puts hundreds of thousands in dire straits
October 14, 2013About half a million federal employees remain locked out of their jobs due to the shutdown.
Read moreToday in labor history: Miners’ National Association forms
October 11, 2013It sought to unite all miners as workers in a single industrial union, regardless of skill level or ethnicity.
Read moreSupreme Court moves to aid union busters again
October 10, 2013The justices will hear a case about whether union-represented home health care workers must pay for the union's services.
Read moreGrowing college football player protest demands NCAA reforms
October 10, 2013Though many college athletes live in poverty, a protest by National Collegiate Athletic Association football players is quietly spreading across the nation.
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