Labor
“I am San Francisco City College” – city rallies to save beloved institution
March 18, 2013Save CCSF will hold further actions to broaden support for its three-point plan to save the college.
Read moreL.A. healthcare security workers demonstrate
March 14, 2013"No contract, no peace!" chanted over fifty demonstrators from SEIU/USWW (Service Employees International Union/United Service Workers West) here Mar. 12.
Read moreLabor board to ask Supreme Court to restore its power
March 13, 2013In a brief announcement, the board said it would ask the justices to review the case, Noel Canning vs. NLRB.
Read moreUniversity of Illinois forces strike on campus workers
March 12, 2013Campus workers are on strike at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign after months of contract negotiations with the university's administration yielded little results.
Read moreIllinois governor makes state workers the scapegoats
March 12, 2013In what he termed "the most difficult budget" in the state's history, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on March 6, called for deep cuts in a wide range of social programs.
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