Labor
Injunction halts action against Philly teachers contract
October 29, 2014At stake in this whiplash fight to fund public education is whether the SRC can abrogate the contract with the PFT, imposing its terms.
Read moreLabor aims to unseat McConnell, block GOP power grab
October 29, 2014"There is no better fighter for America's middle class, for America's working people than Alison Lundergan Grimes," Warren told the crowd of IBEW union members.
Read moreLabor says vote for hopes not fears in Connecticut
October 29, 2014"Connecticut needs a governor who walks picket lines, not a governor who busts unions and destroys communities."
Read moreToday in labor history: Puerto Rican labor organizer and feminist Luisa Capetillo born
October 28, 2014She lived intensely: she fought for workers causes and the emancipation of women till here death.
Read moreToday in labor history: Birth of poet Dylan Thomas
October 27, 2014Some of Thomas's poems have entered the canon of poetry in the English language. His "Do not go gentle into that good night" has become almost a popular saying.
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