Labor
Ruling by Labor Board is most damning ever against Walmart
January 16, 2014The NLRB asserts illegal activities in 14 states at 34 stores and shows that company executives conceived of an unlawful retaliation policy for store managers to execute.
Read moreHarkin predicts Senate vote on minimum wage hike after recess
January 15, 2014The Senate will vote on raising the minimum wage, in three steps of 95 cents each to $10.10 hourly in 2016.
Read moreUnions gear up for new fast track fight
January 15, 2014Unions are gearing up for yet another fight over so-called "fast track," also known as trade promotion authority.
Read moreToday in labor history: Martin Luther King, Jr. born
January 15, 2014In a 1965 speech, King stated, "The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress."
Read moreFirst Energy: Locks out workers, blacks out customers
January 14, 2014It was just after sunrise only three days before Thanksgiving, that security guards clamped locks on the gates at FirstEnergy in central Pennsylvania, barring 150 workers from their jobs.
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