Labor
Up to a third of U.S. jobs are low-wage, researcher says
October 19, 2007Fighting poverty is ‘moral’ issue> WASHINGTON (PAI) — “One-fourth to one-third” of all U.S. jobs “are low-wage jobs” whose workers need not just a raise, but a support system to help lift them out of poverty,...
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Save home hotline launched
October 19, 2007CLEVELAND — More help is now available to union members caught in the mounting home mortgage crisis, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said at a press conference here Oct. 15. Sweeney unveiled a free, confidential 24-hour Save...
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Bulgarian teachers strike for wage hike
October 19, 2007Bulgarian teachers began a nationwide strike late last month, calling for higher wages and increased spending on education. With an average salary of $320 a month, Bulgarian educators are among the lowest paid in Europe. Many...
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Germans grapple with train strike, jobless pay
October 19, 2007BERLIN — Among the issues grabbing the headlines in Germany these days are a big train strike and Social Democratic Party infighting over jobless insurance. On Oct. 12, suburban and municipal railway workers in the big...
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Unions, rights groups praise no-match ruling
October 19, 2007Unions and immigrant rights organizations praised a federal judge’s Oct. 10 decision barring the Social Security Administration from using “no-match” letters to force employers to fire workers who cannot quickly clear up discrepancies. At the same...
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