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Obama admin. weighs in on side of women workers in Wal-Mart case

March 29, 2009

(PAI) The Obama administration, represented by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, has weighed in on the side of the female workers who filed a class action sexual discrimination suit against Wal-Mart eight years ago. The...

Predatory payday lenders target Black and Latino communities

March 29, 2009

Original source: As the misdeeds of major financial institutions continue to make the headlines, it should be no surprise to find out the many ways people have been cheated by financial institutions at the community level....

10,000 flight attendants at Southwest voting on new contract

March 29, 2009

The nearly 10,000 flight attendants at Southwest Airlines—members of Transportation Workers (TWU) Local 556—are voting on a new four-year agreement that includes a number of improvements, including pay raises.

Dollar days may be numbered, say experts

March 29, 2009

London, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) The Presidents of Brazil and China, Russia and India have already agreed that a solution to the financial crisis could be to create global reserves based on a basket of the...

U.S.-Mexico border garners much attention from White House

March 28, 2009

In response to highly publicized wave of turf battles among drug cartels along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Obama administration issued an ambitious multi-agency $700 million plan this week to combat the violence. The on-going problem has...