Labor
Actions backing Walmart strikers spread coast to coast
June 7, 2013CHICAGO - A protest outside the West Loop Walmart store here was only one of countless demonstrations that broke out today across the country in support of striking workers at the world's biggest retail giant.
Read moreToday in labor history: Paterson silk strikers take to stage
June 7, 2013Today in labor history, silk workers held a one-time performance of Paterson Strike Pageant at Madison Square Garden in 1913.
Read moreToday in labor history: James Meredith shot
June 6, 2013On this day in 1966, civil rights activist James Meredith was shot while leading the March Against Fear from Memphis to Jackson.
Read moreDark day for journalism: Sun Times “deletes” photo department
June 6, 2013Twenty-eight photojournalists were out the door in a blink; it was as if they pushed a button and deleted a whole culture.
Read moreHouse GOP defeated again on prevailing wages
June 6, 2013By a 231-192 tally, yet another House Republican move to trash workers' rights and incomes went down the drain on June 4.
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