Labor
Fall of “la Maestra” not good news for Mexican workers
March 4, 2013Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo announced the arrest of the head of the country's most powerful teachers' union and two colleagues.
Read moreActing labor secretary links wage hikes to unions
March 4, 2013U.S. workers' wages rise when U.S. unions thrive, the temporary top man at the U.S. Labor Department, acting Secretary Seth Harris, says.
Read moreCo-workers support threatened Walmart worker
March 4, 2013The actions were in solidarity with Lisa Lopez, a Walmart associate who has experienced retaliation from her bosses for her involvement in OURWalmart.
Read moreDetroit needs jobs, not emergency managers
March 1, 2013"We don't need an emergency manager; we need someone to help manage our emergency."
Read moreUnions to focus on dumping GOP governors
March 1, 2013The 2012 election is barely in the books, but the AFL-CIO is already starting to think about the next round of polling, in November 2014.
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