Labor
Solidarity pours in for Chicago workers occupying factory, Obama says demands are ‘absolutely right’
December 8, 2008CHICAGO (Updated) – Solidarity is pouring in for 250 workers who have been sitting-in for three days at Republic Windows and Doors, including from President-elect Barack Obama. The company closed abruptly Dec. 5 because Bank of...
Read moreWorkers occupy factory – demand justice
December 7, 2008We're here to demand our rights,' said Manuella Rivera in a gentle but firm voice, 'and we'll stay until we get justice.' Rivera, a 58-year-old window assembler is among workers at Republic Windows and Doors who...
Read moreBush yanks union rights from 8,600 federal workers
December 6, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--He may be on his way out of Washington, but GOP President George W. Bush is still yanking union rights away from federal employees. His latest victims: 8,600 workers, 1,000 of them now represented by...
Read moreJobless rates rise, 533,000 more people lose their jobs in November
December 6, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--With the nation now officially in a recession for a year -- and expected to stay that way all next year -- the U.S. jobless rate rose 0.2 percent in November to 6.7 percent, the...
Read moreThe media myth: Detroit’s $70-an-hour autoworker
December 6, 2008From Media Matters: It's been one week since New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin wrote that at General Motors, 'the average worker was paid about $70 an hour, including health care and pension costs.'...
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