Labor

Teacher-student strike wave sweeps Greece

October 13, 2006

ATHENS, Greece — The nationwide public school system here has been virtually shut down as preschool and primary school teachers enter the fourth week of their strike, high school teachers conduct two-day work stoppages, and junior...

700 unionists ring bells to knock out Santorum

October 13, 2006

Angry steelworkers drive Bush brother into subway closetPITTSBURGH — Laughter, cheers and applause filled the Steelworkers union headquarters here, Oct. 7, when Allegheny County Labor Council President Jack Shea introduced steelworkers who had forced Florida Gov....

While remembering 9/11, dont forget the workers

October 6, 2006 By Jordan Barab

Study shows ground zero workers face serious health problems. Bush administration offered cover-ups and lies.

TAKE BACK OHIO moves to high gear

September 29, 2006

Labor walks fan out through a dozen cities in battleground stateCLEVELAND — “We’ve swung into high gear,” said Harriet Applegate, Cleveland area coordinator for Take Back Ohio, the effort by organized labor to oust key right-wing...

Unions demand: Release Colombian labor lawyer

September 28, 2006

Public Services International, a trade union federation of 640 public sector unions in 155 countries, including the U.S., demanded the release of Dr. Alberto Carvajal Salcedo, 70, a Colombian labor and human rights lawyer imprisoned recently