Labor
OSHA fines firms who sent exploited foreign students to Hershey plant
March 1, 2012OSHA hit two firms that exploited foreign students at a Hershey candy plant with job safety violations and fines totaling $288,000.
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AFL-CIO revamps website to feature workers more prominently
March 1, 2012Calling its old website static and often confusing to navigate, the AFL-CIO, after a year of work, revamped its site.
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Former Massey security director sentenced in Upper Big Branch case
March 1, 2012Massey Energy's former security director was sentenced to three years in prison for lying to federal investigators and destroying documents.
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The IWW legacy
March 1, 2012Occupy Wall Street and the other anti-capitalist forces could find no greater inspiration than the Industrial Workers of the World.
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U. Virginia students on solidarity hunger strike
March 1, 2012Students at the University of Virginia this morning began the 12th day of their hunger strike in support of higher wages for university workers.
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