Labor
Labor launches new measures to wipe out unequal pay for women
October 27, 2015The labor federation is launching measures to wipe out pay inequality based on gender, and to guarantee that all workers have paid family and sick leave and fair scheduling.
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Nurses, at New Orleans gathering, reaffirm backing for Sanders
October 27, 2015"I am incredibly proud that there is finally a candidate speaking to the values I've held my whole life," said one worker.
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Today in labor history: The Erie Canal unites Midwest to East Coast
October 26, 2015Increased immigration filled the need for labor: many of those working on the canal had recently come to the States from Ireland.
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Yale graduate student teachers rally for union election
October 23, 2015Yale graduate student teachers and research assistants got a big boost in their decades-long quest for union rights.
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NYC union pension systems to invest $150m in affordable city housing
October 23, 2015Union labor will build the housing in an economically targeted investment program in all five boroughs.
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