Labor
New York reclaims May Day
May 4, 2010The workers of the world united, literally, May 1 in a historic rally organized by the labor and immigrants' rights movements.
Read moreVoices silenced in 1887 heard louder than ever this May Day
May 3, 2010CHICAGO - "Like those guys," said former Starbucks worker Joe Tessane, pointing to the Haymarket monument behind him, "I'm not giving up."
Read moreWorkers memorial dedicated in Hartford
April 30, 2010A permanent workers memorial was dedicated in Hartford's Bushnell Park on Workers' Memorial Day, culminating a 20 year effort by the Connecticut AFL-CIO.
Read moreGovernment workers fired for credit problems
April 30, 2010Federal employees, classified as "security risks" because of credit problems, protested mass firings and suspensions at a hearing with Congresswoman Marcia Fudge here April 23.
Read moreCFL leader says: Tax big banks to create good jobs
April 28, 2010Dennis Gannon, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, on Monday called for a stock transaction tax to make the big banks pay to create good jobs now.
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