Labor

“Were here to stay!” Nations largest immigrant rights rally rocks Windy City

March 17, 2006 By Pepe Lozano

Hundreds of thousands of people from all over Chicago and surrounding areas marched here March 10 in one of the biggest pro-immigrant demonstrations in U.S. history, displaying massive support for immigrant rights.

Cartoon book depicts labors fighting spirit

March 10, 2006

The opinion cartoon on a newspaper’s editorial page has more impact than any block of copy. A cartoon quickly draws the reader in visually and can make a statement quickly. The drawing simplifies a subject, making...

Gulf Coast Update

March 10, 2006

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Oakland City Council OKs card-check measure

March 10, 2006

OAKLAND, Calif. — This city became the first to tell a cable company it must agree to recognize a union based on card check when the City Council late last month passed an ordinance requiring city...

Reflections on New Mexicos minimum wage fight

March 10, 2006

Commentary New Mexico has just gone through two major campaigns to enact a higher minimum wage law. One was a ballot referendum in Albuquerque in November 2005. The other was to pass a bill in the...