Labor
Cesar Chavez: A true American hero
March 31, 2012It's Cesar Chavez Day, proclaimed byPresident Obama and observed throughout the country on the 85th birth date of the late founder of the United Farm Workers union
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Spaniards in mega-strike over labor reforms
March 30, 2012The reforms will mean the next generation of Spaniards will be completely deprived of permanent work - a throw-back to the 19th century.
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Labor sees real right-wing conspiracy in the states
March 30, 2012Unions must continue to mobilize, lobby, and reach out for allies to stop the constant stream of anti-worker legislation that keeps flowing into and out of state legislatures.
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Raise the minimum wage
March 28, 2012Despite claims of economic recovery heard recently, median weekly worker income for most months of the past two years, just like most years of the past 35 years, is either flat, or less, than the year...
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Steve Cooper, trade union, civil rights activist dies at 77
March 28, 2012Steve Cooper, a longtime trade union, civil rights activist and member of the Los Angeles Metro Club of the Communist Party died recently in Los Angeles. He was 77.
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