Labor
Undaunted by rain, Tacoma marchers demand “$15 now!”
March 12, 2014It was International Women's Day, Mar. 8, and nearly 100 women and men marched in a steady downpour here to demand an increase in the minimumwage to $15 an hour.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Physician Sarah Dolley born
March 11, 2014She was supportive of women's rights, and instrumental in the formation of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union in 1893.
Read moreOfficial February unemployment at 6.7 percent
March 10, 2014U.S. Unemployment rose by 0.1 percent in February, to 6.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
Read moreToday in women’s history: “General” Harriet Tubman dies
March 10, 2014Called "general," "Moses" and "one of the bravest persons on this continent," Harriet Tubman, born around 1820, died today in 1913.
Read moreNew postal union leader seeks to halt latest privatization scheme
March 10, 2014As far as Mark Dimondstein is concerned, the members of the Postal Workers are going to be out in the streets even more than they already are.
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