Labor
It was murder in the mines, expert charges
August 31, 2007Mine safety expert Jack Spadaro charges Crandall Canyon, Utah, mine owner Robert Murray with murder and the Bush administration’s Mine Safety and Health Agency (MSHA) with aiding and abetting.
Read moreHotel workers, many immigrants, win wage gain
August 31, 2007EMERYVILLE, Calif. — After over a year of struggle, workers at the Woodfin Suites hotel here won a big victory Aug. 27 in their struggle to be paid according to the city’s 2005 living wage law....
Read moreLabor launches drive for universal health care by 2009
August 31, 2007High-quality health care for all Americans moved closer to reality this Labor Day with the 13-million-member AFL-CIO unveiling a major drive to achieve universal health care by 2009. “The out-of-control cost of health care is crippling...
Read moreWorkers of the world unite for health care, pensions and wages
August 30, 2007On Labor Day, Sept. 3, tens of thousands of Southland union members, their families and supporters representing over 50 unions will march together on the streets of Wilmington, Calif., to honor Labor Day, and call attention...
Read moreCARTOON: Coal will be mined safely
August 24, 2007Read more