Labor
Lawmaker goes to bat for home care workers
July 30, 2010WASHINGTON (PAI)--Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., is trying to get the nation's home health care workers the right to earn at least the minimum wage and overtime.
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Students claim win over Nike sweatshops
July 30, 2010PORTLAND, Ore. (PAI)--Labor-backed United Students Against Sweatshops claimed a big win on July 26 when the world's largest shoe and apparel maker, Nike, agreed to pay the full $2.5 million two Honduran subcontractors owed their 1,800...
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Teachers, parents protest school layoffs
July 29, 2010CHICAGO - Nearly a hundred teachers, parents, students, labor leaders and community activists rallied at the Chicago Board of Education building here July 28 against recent massive teacher layoffs.
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SEIU, Unite Here settle dispute
July 29, 2010The Service Employees International Union and Unite Here this week announced a settlement that brings to an end a dispute that has troubled the labor movement for over a year.
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Jobs, labor and WPA’s living legacy
July 29, 2010Interest is growing in the history and legacy of Depression-era New Deal programs like the Works Progress Administration.
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