Labor
American Airlines unions join pro-airline merger ad drive
July 22, 2013Facing questions about the planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways, the three unions representing most U.S. workers joined an open pro-merger ad campaign.
Read moreSteelworkers oppose using Chinese steel for Verrazano Bridge repairs
July 22, 2013Another local transit agency is repairing another big well-known U.S. bridge using Chinese steel, and thus not U.S. steel or steelworkers.
Read moreToday in labor history: Soldiers flee striking Pittsburgh workers
July 19, 2013On this day in 1877 during the Great Railroad strike, workers in Pittsburgh forced soldiers sent to quell the job action to flee the city.
Read moreThree unions call for Obamacare redo
July 19, 2013WASHINGTON - The presidents of the Teamsters, the United Food and Commercial Workers and Unite Here have asked congressional Democratic leaders to redo the 2010 health insurance law to prevent firms from converting workers from full-time...
Read moreMinimum wage workers teach economics to the economists
July 18, 2013A working father with a high school education, Marvin was one of 18 minimum wage workers gathered at a South Side job center to discuss the need for higher pay.
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