Labor
Justices give biz 9-0 win over workers in security screenings case
December 12, 2014For Amazon.com workers, the ruling means spending 25 minutes in line every day, unpaid, while waiting for a mandatory security check.
Read moreNeed for bathroom breaks is no joke!
December 11, 2014We've heard of employers mistreating their workers, but the following item out of Seattle is the latest entry in the "You gotta be kidding" category.
Read moreYear-end legislative rush may produce little for workers
December 11, 2014Congress' year-end rush to approve a massive spending bill for the rest of fiscal 2015, and to extend a hodge-podge of special tax breaks, may produce little for workers.
Read moreAmistad Awards show what solidarity looks like
December 11, 2014Honorees and attendees alike showed what solidarity looks like at the 2014 People's World Amistad Awards, "People & Nature before Profits."
Read moreUnion leaders and immigrants’ rights advocates: new trade pacts disastrous
December 10, 2014Implementation of new "free trade" pacts, and specifically the TPP between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim nations, could lead to mass unemployment in Latin America.
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