Labor

Secret talks in Canada aim to revive Trans-Pacific Partnership

May 18, 2017 By People’s Voice

Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership return from the grave? Talks aimed at reviving it have resumed in Canada.

Missouri-Kansas People’s World hosts 25th Annual Hershel Walker ‘Peace and Justice’ Awards

May 17, 2017 By Al Neal

Bhaskar Sunkara, founding editor and publisher of Jacobin magazine, gave the keynote address and congratulated the awardees for their commitment to the labor movement and creating a just and equitable society for all working people.

AFL-CIO Report: Santander bank exec looted Puerto Rico’s infrastructure fund

May 16, 2017 By Carolyn Bobb

Labor leaders call on Carlos M. Garcia to resign from the “Junta” or PROMESA Control Board.

Google’s CEO tops unions’ list of greediest execs

May 15, 2017 By PAI

The average CEO last year earned $13.1 million in pay and perks, compared to a median wage of $37,600 for U.S. workers, the Paywatch site notes.

OSHA drops “walkaround” privileges for union safety experts in non-union shops

May 15, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg

Before, workers “without a collective bargaining agreement” could designate “a person affiliated with a union or a community organization as their walkaround representative.” Now, they can’t.