Labor
Growers move to gut California’s farm labor law
April 9, 2015Gerawan Farming, one of the country's largest growers, is challenging the law that makes farm workers' union rights enforceable.
Read moreNurses take to streets again to push ‘Robin Hood Tax’
April 8, 2015"We need a robust tax on Wall Street trading to provide the revenue needed to invest in education, health and communities."
Read moreTrumka says Colombia example exposes problems with trade deals
April 8, 2015"Investors and companies have received benefits," Trumka said, "while workers have not, this has to change."
Read moreWorkers in LA: tipping the fair wage balance
April 8, 2015"People who make less than $15 an hour know plenty about money; they know what it's like not to have enough money."
Read moreOfficial jobless rate stays at 5.5 percent
April 6, 2015The U.S. official unemployment rate stayed at 5.5 percent in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced.
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