Labor
Hartford workers win back pay
June 2, 2010Ten years after being locked out by their employer, union workers at Avery Heights Nursing Home began receiving checks totaling $2.55 million in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) settlement. The case has important implications for...
Read moreJobs with Justice says it’s time to celebrate
June 1, 2010PHILADELPHIA - Celebrating a year of victories, a standing-room-only crowd honored a legend in the city's labor movement and other union and community leaders.
Read moreTexas labor isn’t waiting
June 1, 2010A particular target for Texas trade unionists is anti-worker Republican Gov. Rick Perry, who continues to embarrass his state before the nation by defending BP.
Read moreMemorial Day 2010: A steelworker point of view
May 31, 2010Someone said that in a progressive society there is nothing permanent except change.
Read more32 arrested at ICE offices, say immigration reform can’t wait
May 28, 2010CHICAGO - Saying comprehensive immigration reform could wait no longer, 32 labor, religious, and community leaders and an elected official were arrested after blocking Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices May 25.
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