Labor
Our daughters deserve better than 77 percent of a man’s pay
January 27, 2014There is no denying that in spite of our best efforts, women continue to be discriminated against in the workplace.
Read moreHousing is key to solving jobs crisis
January 27, 2014Our country is plagued by a severe jobs crisis. The crisis is on-going and the longer it lasts, the larger the number of permanently unemployed.
Read moreToday in labor history: 109 coal miners die in explosion
January 27, 2014The coal miners were underpaid Eastern Europeans who were told not to complain about their substandard and dangerous working conditons.
Read morePennsylvania unions cheer blocking of new voter ID law
January 27, 2014The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO is cheering a judge's ruling bouncing the state's GOP-passed "voter ID" law, but the story isn't over yet.
Read moreLow wage workers at Pentagon walk out
January 27, 2014Low-wage workers at the focus of the nation's defense machine, the Pentagon, joined the lengthening list of fed-up workers who have walked off their jobs.
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