Labor
Job growth slowing down
April 5, 2013The economy added just 88,000 new jobs in March while the official jobless rate dropped a tad to 7.6 percent from February's 7.7 percent.
Read moreToday in labor history: Miners at Pittston strike
April 5, 2013On this day in 1989, the United Mine Workers began their historic strike against Pittston Coal.
Read moreBritish union federation to push pay cap for execs
April 5, 2013The British Trades Union Congress, the umbrella organization for that nation's unions, will push for a specific pay cap for Britain's executive class.
Read moreFast food workers walk out, seek living wages, union recognition
April 5, 2013Thousands of New York City fast food workers staged a second one-day walkout from their jobs.
Read moreWorkers say city services are vital to public safety
April 4, 2013City workers gathered in front of City Hall April 2 with a message for City Council members starting to discuss a new two-year budget.
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