Labor
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!
December 4, 2013Most folks call him Jim, but I like to call him Santa Wobbly. Give me a little of your time and I will explain.
Read moreProtesting poverty wages lands them in jail
December 3, 2013At the intersection of Snelling and University Avenues in St. Paul, Minnesota, 26 were arrested on Black Friday afternoon, Nov. 29, for protesting poverty wages.
Read moreFloridians put Walmart on trial
December 3, 2013The people's verdict following the 15-minute mock trial: Guilty on all counts, including worker abuse, misuse of taxpayer funds and destroying the American economy.
Read moreToday in labor history: KKK found guilty of conspiracy in death of Viola Liuzzo
December 3, 2013Liuzzo, who came from a working-class Detroit family and had lived in the South as a child, traveled to Alabama after the Selma to Montgomery marches and the "Bloody Sunday" attack at Edmund Pettus Bridge.
Read morePlant owner gets 20 years in slammer for workers’ deaths
December 3, 2013OSHA's investigation of the 2010 explosion at a gunpowder plant in Colebrook, N.H., resulted in the issuance of 16 willful and more than 30 serious safety violation citations, along with a $1.2 million penalty
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