Labor

Unions seek a new definition of liberty health care for all

July 6, 2009 By Barb Kucera

When the founding fathers (and mothers) declared their goals of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” did they mean to include health care? This Fourth of July holiday, many unions and citizens are saying yes....

Migrant workers’ cooperatives as a crisis response

July 4, 2009

Original source: This year the theme of the International Day of Cooperatives focuses on the opportunities for co-operatives to effectively contribute to global economic recovery in times of crisis. In Indonesia, thousands of migrant workers, victims...

First-ever union contract approved at worlds largest pork plant

July 3, 2009

More than 5,000 workers at the world’s largest pork processing plant, Smithfield Packing in Tar Heel, N.C., approved their first-ever union contract in voting that ended Thursday. The contract was negotiated by United Food and Commercial...

Unemployment rate hits 26 year high

July 3, 2009

The unemployment rate soared to 9.5 percent in June, a 26-year high, and up a fraction from 9.4 percent in May. The Department of Labor said 467,000 jobs were lost in June. Also grim was the...

Labor joins in Frankens long-awaited victory party

July 3, 2009

ST. PAUL -(Workday Minnesota) U.S. Senator Al Franken and his supporters gathered Wednesday on the steps of the state Capitol in St. Paul to celebrate the close of a difficult election process. “How many senators does...