Labor
Job and wage loss major issues on Labor Day
September 5, 2011A report on U.S. occupations - sorting 366 defined jobs data into high-income, middle-income and low-income posts - reveals data to back what workers know by instinct: The jobs that disappeared in the Great Recession were...
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Why women unionists back others under attack
September 2, 2011First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "There are only two ways to bring about protection for workers... legislation and unionization."
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Chicago Southeast Side rally for teachers (with video)
September 2, 2011Teachers, steelworkers, electricians, firefighters and other union members, their families and supporters, rallied here on the Southeast Side to defend teachers and union rights.
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Oklahoma City Laborfest a stunner!
August 29, 2011Residents of the working class neighborhood came out on their porches to watch the block-long procession. JD Thompson led the marchers in a lusty "Solidarity Forever." The third and final day of the Oklahoma Laborfest was...
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Companies continue attack on national labor board
August 29, 2011Unions, led by the Teamsters, the Laborers, the United Food and Commercial Workers, and the AFL-CIO, strongly backed the National Labor Relations Board's recent proposal to change union recognition election procedures.
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