Labor
Today in labor history: Black farmers meet to unionize, are attacked
September 30, 2013Arkansas Gov. Charles Hillman Bough sent 100 U.S. troops to the area, where they exchanged gunfire with the farmers.
Read moreUnions sue agency for pulling City College of San Francisco accreditation
September 30, 2013Teachers' unions and others here are suing an accreditation agency over its decision to revoke accreditation of the City College of San Francisco.
Read moreUniversity workers call off strike
September 30, 2013In a startling last-minute reversal yesterday, workers at several Oregon universities called off a strike set to begin on Monday.
Read moreAFL-CIO in motion after history-making convention
September 30, 2013Unionists and their allies are wasting no time carrying out the decisions of what was a trail-blazing convention.
Read moreToday in labor history: 10,000-plus dockers locked out
September 27, 2013Pacific Maritime Association, a coalition of corporate shipping giants, locked out 10,500 longshore workers today in 2002.
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