Labor
San Francisco labor celebrates two heroic women workers
December 6, 2013The public is invited to join the San Francisco Labor Council in celebrating two outstanding workers and mothers, Teresa Mina and Lupe Chavez, who have fought for their families and all immigrants, amazing true life stories...
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Today in labor history: Worst-ever U.S. mine disaster occurs
December 6, 20131907 was a particularly troubling year in West Virginia, during which a total of 3,242 people were killed in mining accidents.
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McDonald’s workers fed up with what company dishes out
December 5, 2013The movement to raise the minimum wage for fast food workers got a boost here Thursday.
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Teachers’ leader: ALEC kills rights for corporate power
December 5, 2013ALEC "strips away rights" of workers and voters "in the interests of the power they represent," AFT president Randi Weingarten says.
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Today in labor history: Germans ponder “All Quiet on the Western Front”
December 5, 2013On December 5, 2010, hundreds left a movie theater in Berlin, mostly silent and deeply moved, though the film they had seen was first released in 1930.
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