Labor
Thompson: Treatment of Stella d’Oro workers ‘disgraceful’
October 9, 2009Brynwood Partners, which owns cookie-manufacturer Stella d’Oro has drawn the ire of city Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Bill Thompson, who said the private equity firm’s actions are “disgraceful.
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Farmworkers seek justice for tobacco cutters
October 8, 2009Hundreds of delegates with the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) convened in Toledo, Ohio, Oct. 3, during their 11th national convention.
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Senate Dems want more states in on benefits
October 7, 2009Senators are demanding more compensation for their states.
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Labor turns up the heat on health care
October 6, 2009Labor leaders converge on Washington D. C. for days of lobbying for a public option.
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Labor mounts drive to count every Latino
October 5, 2009The labor movement is adding careful counting of every single Spanish speaking person in the United States to the long list of things it already does above and beyond its traditional role of representing workers on...
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