Labor
Federal employees’ union demands a real raise
February 10, 2016"We may or may not get the 5.3, but we are putting on the record that we need it," said AFGE President J. David Cox.
Read moreArkansas poultry workers see wages plucked
February 9, 2016Tyson Foods delivered the news to shareholders that its income soared by 49 percent; but the poultry workers who made all this money for the chicken titan face serious struggles.
Read moreCommunications Workers take on Wall Street
February 5, 2016"Why take on Wall Street? Because when we go to the bargaining table," the opposing company "has a partner: Wall Street."
Read moreTrump offers workers scapegoats, not wages
February 4, 2016Like a preacher of prejudice, Trump validates cursing the nation's marginalized and accusing them of emptying workers' bank accounts.
Read moreWest Virginia Senate approves “right to work” bill
February 4, 2016Brushing aside worker protests that brought several thousand people, the GOP-run West Virginia Senate approved a so-called "right to work" law.
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