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Labor-backed think tank: Another lost generation?

September 6, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

When it comes to income and net wealth, the years since 1983 have been a "lost generation" for all but the richest 5 percent of the U.S., say Larry Mishel and Heidi Shierholz of the Economic...

Secretary of Labor Solis signs migrant workers rights agreements with Latin American countries

September 5, 2011 By Emile Schepers

U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis signed agreements with three more Latin American countries (for a total of six) on the protection of certain rights of migrant workers. The right wing is, predictably, yelling "betrayal".

Job and wage loss major issues on Labor Day

September 5, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

A report on U.S. occupations - sorting 366 defined jobs data into high-income, middle-income and low-income posts - reveals data to back what workers know by instinct: The jobs that disappeared in the Great Recession were...

With walruses on thin ice, Shell pursues Arctic drilling

September 2, 2011 By Blake Skylar

As global warming threatens the wellbeing of Alaskan walruses, the government has exacerbated the issue.

Why women unionists back others under attack

September 2, 2011 By Karen J. See

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "There are only two ways to bring about protection for workers... legislation and unionization."