Labor

                
  • 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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  • Food service workers demand corporate code of conduct

    Food service workers demand corporate code of conduct

    February 2, 2007

    SAN JOSE, Calif. — They may top the list of the country’s “best companies to work for,” but the thousands of nonunion contract workers who serve gourmet lunches in the luxury cafeterias of Silicon Valley high-tech...

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