Labor
Republicans see assaulting workers as more important than creating jobs
November 7, 2011Just days before Election Day, 2011, a national group devoted to workers rights has issued a scathing report about Republican intentions toward workers.
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Scott Walker not welcome in Chicago (with video)
November 7, 2011Wisconsin's union busting governor Scott Walker came to Chicago last week and labor, community and Occupy Chicago reminded him the Windy City is a union town.
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How many hours has your bus driver been behind the wheel?
November 4, 2011The next time you get on an inter-city bus, ask the driver how many hours he or she has spent behind the wheel in the last week.
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Workers reject sugar company demands; lockout continues
November 3, 2011Workers at American Crystal Sugar's seven plants in Minnesota, North Dakota and Iowa rejected, by a nine to one margin in a Nov. 1 vote, the company's latest demands.
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Right-to-work legislation enables the one percent
November 2, 2011Michigan Senate Bill 729 is another insidious attack on working people initiated by the Republican-controlled legislature.
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