Labor
AFGE: GOP senators want to “Walmartize” workforce
November 27, 2013Three GOP senators want to "Walmartize" federal workers by eliminating regular pensions for all new hires.
Read moreLabor Dept. releases list of “books that shaped work in America”
November 27, 2013The U.S. Labor Department has released a fascinating list of "books that shaped work in America."
Read moreLorain, Ohio unions elect independent slate
November 26, 2013The election report to delegates at the Central Labor Council (CLC), in this union-dense Ohio home of the state's largest steel and auto manufacturing facilities, was one of a different type this November.
Read moreToday in labor history: FDR establishes Thanksgiving holiday
November 26, 2013President George Washington became the first president to proclaim a Thanksgiving holiday, when, at the request of Congress, he proclaimed November 26 as a day of national thanksgiving for the U.S. Constitution.
Read moreUnions organizing aid for Philippines, Midwest disasters
November 25, 2013The typhoon destroyed several hospitals, along with homes, schools, power lines, bridges and virtually everything else.
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