Labor
Romney’s Bain victims set up protest camp
September 12, 2012Workers whose jobs are about to be outsourced by Bain Capital are gathering in "Bainport," an encampment they are building across the road from the Sensata factory here.
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Today in labor history: Miners win landmark 1897 strike
September 11, 2012On Sept. 11, 1897, thousands of coal miners ended a 10-week strike after winning an eight-hour day, semi-monthly pay, and abolition of company stores.
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Steelworkers prevail in contentious negotiations
September 11, 2012"Our members' unwavering solidarity throughout the bargaining process in the face of management's high-risk scare tactics and demands for major cutbacks has been rewarded."
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Today in labor history: The Lattimer Massacre
September 10, 2012On this day in 1897, 19 peacefully demonstrating mine workers were shot dead in Lattimer PA. Some 50 other workers were wounded in the company provoked massacre. The striking miners were early members of the United...
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USW and big steel firms: pact with U.S. Steel, talks continue with Arcelor-Mittal
September 7, 2012Contract negotiations between the United Steel Workers and two of the nation's largest steelmakers, took two different directions right around Labor Day.
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