Labor
Raising wages agenda rolled out at AFL-CIO summit
January 8, 2015The nation's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO, rolled out here today its first- ever Raising Wages agenda.
Read moreAFL-CIO urges Obama to promote human rights on both sides of the border
January 7, 2015Trumka called on Obama to prioritize protecting human rights, addressing public corruption and impunity, reducing growing inequality and building shared prosperity.
Read moreEven with master’s degree, wages are dismal
January 7, 2015Many of the people gathering in Washington this morning at the first-ever AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages didn't have an easy time getting here.
Read morePostal Service begins process of slowing first class mail, unions outraged
January 6, 2015The service cutbacks come on the heels of record-breaking and successful holiday deliveries of 15.5 billion packages, letters and parcels.
Read moreSen. Harkin closes career with demand that lawmakers give workers ‘opportunity’
January 5, 2015Closing his 40-year career on Capitol Hill, retiring Senate Labor Committee chairman Tom Harkin challenged his colleagues to give workers and all other people in the U.S. opportunity.
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