Labor
Today in women’s history: Suffrage supporters march in D.C
March 3, 2014On March 3, 1913 supporters of the right of women to vote marched in Washington D.C., disprupting the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson.
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Navy hired company blocking union organizing rights
March 3, 2014An Australian ship building company in Mobile, Ala., hired by the Navy is forcing workers to follow bad construction plans and, at the same time, is blocking their effort to unionize.
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Union leaders hail Obama infrastructure push
March 3, 2014"The president wants to push for public and private infrastructure investment, we say bring it on. Union workers stand ready to meet the needs of the largest project you can think up."
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Government workers: “Raise our pay 4 percent, not 1 percent!”
February 28, 2014A 4 percent hike would start to make up for the three years of federal pay freezes and increased pension contributions-without increased future pension payouts-that Congress imposed on federal workers.
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Why Missouri’s assisted healthcare system is sick
February 27, 2014I've witnessed healthcare workers in a suffocating environment that is dubious from start to finish.
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