Labor
Today in Labor History: Big job loss announced this day in 2008
December 5, 2012On Dec. 5, 2008 the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the economy had shed 520,000 jobs the month before.
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Locked out sugar workers reject deal for fourth time
December 3, 2012This is the fourth time members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union have voted down an identical offer.
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Today in labor history: Oakland general strike
December 3, 2012Today in 1946 Oakland California women led a general strike that massed some 140,000 workers.
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Over union objection, court rewards failed Hostess execs
December 3, 2012A federal bankruptcy judge awarded $1.75 million in bonus payments to the corporate executives who ran Hostess Brands into the ground.
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Fast food workers protest low wages, movement catches fire
November 30, 2012Low-wage workers with the help of community groups and labor unions are sending a message to the fast food industry.
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