Labor
Justices unanimously back public employee whistleblower
June 20, 2014The 9-0 ruling cheered the NEA, whose Alabama affiliate - the largest and most-influential union in the state - provided the attorneys for whistleblower Edward Lane in lower court arguments.
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Union cheers mass transit advocate’s election in Canada
June 19, 2014Wynne swept to victory in the voting in Canada's largest province, home to approximately one of every three Canadians.
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Today in labor history: The 1937 “Women’s Day Massacre”
June 19, 2014On June 19, 1937, police in Youngstown, Ohio, used tear gas on women and children, including at least one infant in his mother's arms, during the historic strike at Republic Steel.
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Labor Secretary calls for raise in the minimum wage
June 19, 2014Obama administration Labor Secretary Thomas Perez is arguing for revisions in federal laws to make them more family-friendly.
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Today in history: World-changers McCartney, Mbeki born
June 18, 2014Two world-changing figures from the worlds of politics and music were born 72 years ago today, June 18, 1942.
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