Labor
Who gets the big pay raises, Germany’s workers or CEOs?
April 3, 2012The squeeze on incomes for the 99% comes as the flow of euro-millions to Germany's 1% has been getting considerably more generous over the same period.
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Labor movement celebrates Saundra Williams
April 2, 2012"An outstanding and phenomenal woman," noted Metro Detroit Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) President Millie Hall about Metro Detroit AFL-CIO President Saundra Williams.
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Court ditches parts of Wisconsin’s anti-worker law
April 2, 2012Late Friday afternoon a federal judge here struck down two parts of GOP Gov. Scott Walker's 2011 anti-worker law that killed collective bargaining rights for workers.
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Pomona College dispute builds on Chavez legacy
April 2, 2012All over the country this weekend there were celebrations in honor of the 85th birthday of Cesar Chavez.
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Pressure builds to stop execution in Iran
April 2, 2012A last minute push by the Committee for the Defense of Iranian People's Rights to prevent the execution of Iranian teacher Abdolreza Ghanbari is in full gear today.
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