Labor
An open letter to the coal companies
April 22, 2013Positions of authority, millions of dollars of personal wealth, slick public relations consultants, $1,000 per hour lawyers, privilege, and power cannot conceal the true purpose of this bankruptcy.
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Sumi Abedin, survivor of Bangladesh factory fire, tours U.S. (with video)
April 22, 2013When fire broke out the supervisors told the female employees to return to work but smoke soon filled the factory.
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Today in labor history: Devastating Oklahoma City bombing
April 19, 2013The Oklahoma explosion (caused by a detonated truck bomb) took 168 lives including 19 children, and injured 680 people.
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Obama nominee’s support for civil rights too much for GOP
April 18, 2013Several plan to quiz Perez on his stewardship of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, which he now heads.
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Unions push plan for green infrastructure jobs
April 18, 2013Just how old and how badly in need of upgrading is the U.S. power grid?
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