Labor
Domestic workers come out of shadows, into labor movement
September 6, 2013LOS ANGELES - Maria says she began working for an elderly woman, cleaning her house and preparing her meal, but the duties soon increased yet her wages didn't.
Read moreWriters union vows support for whistleblowers
September 6, 2013CHICAGO - The National Writers Union, Local 1981 of the United Auto Workers, held its biannual Delegates Assembly here recently.
Read moreFor dignity and higher wages, Walmart workers risk arrest
September 6, 2013ORLANDO, Fla. - Seven members and supporters of OUR Walmart, Organization United for Respect at Walmart, were arrested here for blocking an entrance, during a protest at a Walmart in Orange County, Fla., on Sept. 5.
Read moreToday in labor history: School children strike in Wales
September 5, 2013During August and September of 1911 there were strikes by schoolchildren in at least 62 towns and cities, showing the huge impact the rail strike had within working-class communities.
Read moreFight for 15 marchers rally in “right-to-work” Texas
September 5, 2013AUSTIN, Texas - Despite temperatures pushing the century mark, striking fast-food workers and their supporters rallied for fair wages in the capital of this so-called "right-to-work" state on Aug. 29.
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