Labor

                
  • Jury exonerates Seattle WTO protesters

    Jury exonerates Seattle WTO protesters

    February 9, 2007

    SEATTLE (PAI) — It took seven years, but 147 of the Seattle protesters against corporate-centered globalization finally won — in federal court. On Jan. 30, a federal district court jury ruled the city’s mass arrest of...

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  • Republicans delay minimum wage hike

    Republicans delay minimum wage hike

    February 9, 2007

    The Senate voted 94-3 last week to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 over two years from the current $5.15 per hour, but in a maneuver by Republicans it tied the hike to corporate tax...

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  • Dallas gropes for justice

    Dallas gropes for justice

    February 2, 2007

    Will Dallas, Texas, overcome a long and shameful history of racism and injustice? Will it establish a reputation for even-handed and color-blind fairness? That’s the publicly stated goal of the first African American ever elected to...

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  • Labor rights: not just for union members

    Labor rights: not just for union members

    February 2, 2007

    This past week the Bureau of Labors Statistics (BLS) released alarming new figures on union membership. They’re down, from 12.5 percent of eligible workers a year ago to 12 percent. Some question the numbers because of...

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  • Union members discuss how to save the planet

    Union members discuss how to save the planet

    February 2, 2007 By Barb Kucera

    ST. PAUL, Minn. (PAI) — Saying the future of the planet is at stake, union members and their allies gathered at a Labor and Sustainability Conference here Jan. 19-20 to discuss strategies to address the climate...

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