Labor
At Haymarket, workers demand EFCA and immigrant rights
May 5, 2009CHICAGO – As the skies began clearing here May 1, several hundred enthusiastic labor activists gathered for the annual celebration at the Haymarket Monument to honor the Haymarket martyrs and step up the fight for workers...
Read moreWhat will fix economy? Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
May 5, 2009WARREN, Ohio -- Approximately 2,000 steel, auto, electrical, public and other workers and their families from throughout the Mahoning Valley rallied here May 2 to demand protection from the growing economic crisis. Angry at massive downsizing...
Read moreHospitals not ready for swine flu
May 5, 2009“I can’t honestly say that my hospital is ready to protect the health and safety of our workers during a potential pandemic.” The words were those of a top level administrator at one of the largest...
Read moreHaymarket anniversary marks workers historic struggle for labor standards
May 5, 2009Original source: Workers and their unions gathered Friday in Chicago at the Haymarket monument to honor the significance and sacrifice of those who died in the struggle for the eight-hour day. On this day in 1886...
Read moreAmerica’s RNs call for much broader response to swine flu
May 4, 2009After years of shredding our public health infrastructure and ill-advised minimal preparations for the next great global pandemic, the spreading swine flu threat is at last making clear the very real calamity that could be just...
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