Labor
Home care ruling shows negative impact of courts on workers
January 5, 2015A Dec. 22 decision showed that men and women in black robes can yank away what workers win in the executive branch, on Capitol Hill, or at the bargaining table.
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Help make an IBEW striker smile for the holidays!
December 18, 2014The union workers of FairPoint believe in serving their customers, not kowtowing to the company's greedy Wall Street owners.
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Massive labor actions rock Italy
December 18, 2014On Friday, Italy, the land of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Antonio Gramsci, and the home of the Vatican, came to a halt. Scopero! Strike! was the word of the day.
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Study confirms what Minnesota low-wage workers know: life is tough
December 17, 2014The report was done by Minnesotans for a Fair Economy and announced by Working America, an organization of some 3 million workers, including 300,000 in Minnesota.
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Today in labor history: National Museum of African American History signed into law
December 16, 2014It is the only national museum devoted to the study of black life and culture.
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