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“Good Jobs” tour: Detroiters say we need jobs, not spending on war
June 28, 2011What drove the huge outpouring, and what was missing in the lives of many in attendance was the right to a job.
Read moreGood jobs tour kicks off in Minneapolis
June 22, 2011The Wesley Church was host to the kickoff of the Congressional Progressive Caucus's "Good Jobs" tour in the Twin Cities last weekend.
Read morePanel pushes end to secrecy on women’s pay
June 21, 2011Rampant secrecy about pay, often written into employers' rules and "employee handbooks," helps fuel pay discrimination against women on the job, a panel of equal pay advocates says.
Read moreWhite House looking to foreign companies to create U.S. jobs
June 20, 2011Foreign direct investment is an important part of the U.S. economy. Close to six million workers are employed by foreign-owned businesses worth some $3.1 trillion, the White House Council of Economic Advisers reported.
Read moreWorld’s domestic workers win historic victory
June 20, 2011The new rules, which must be ratified by at least two countries to come into effect, calls for national governments to ensure that discrimination is ended and that child and forced labor be abolished outright.
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