Labor
Today in labor history: Medicare and Medicaid established
July 30, 2014The ongoing fight to protect Medicare and Medicaid today from right-wing "reforms" is in sharp contrast to the victory of July 30, 1965.
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Protesters tell Apple: Ensure fair treatment for security guards
July 28, 2014Union and community activists called on the iconic computer and smartphone manufacturer to push for fair treatment of security workers.
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Today in labor history: Army attacks protesting veterans in D.C.
July 28, 2014On July 28, 1932, General Douglas MacArthur led troops in burning to the ground a shantytown built near the U.S. Capitol by unemployed veterans demanding a promised bonus.
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GOP pushing Labor Department to go easy on wage theft
July 28, 2014"One key to economic recovery is vigorous enforcement of wage and hour protections, so workers are paid what they earn, and can pump money back into their local economies."
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Kellogg’s lockout of bakery workers headed for court
July 25, 2014The NLRB seeks a court injunction ordering Kellogg's to take the workers back and bargain in good faith with their BCTGM, locked out last Oct.
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