Labor
Today in Latino history: Slavery abolished in Cuba
October 7, 2013Slavery was finally abolished in Cuba by Spanish royal decree that also made an indentured servitude system, known as "patronato," illegal.
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UAW on verge of breakthrough in South?
October 7, 2013There are now so many auto workers in the South that one Southern U.S. GOP senator recently claimed his region is now the center of the U.S. auto industry.
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Senator: Coal mine owners treat workers as “property”
October 4, 2013WASHINGTON (PAI)-The nation's coal mine owners "so victimize" their workers that the workers "come as close to being property as anyone I can imagine," a leading congressional advocate for the miners says.
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Today in Latino history: Mexico becomes a republic
October 4, 2013On Oct. 4, 1824, three years after winning independence from Spain and battling the remnants of monarchy, the Mexican people established a republic.
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Connecticut unions reach out to all workers
October 3, 2013The convention's clear agenda was to organize the unorganized and stand up for the rights and needs of all working people.
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