Labor
East and Gulf Coast dockworkers postpone strike
December 28, 2012The strike by dock workers could have frozen business at every port from Boston to Houston.
Read moreToday in Labor History: Miners’ union formed
December 28, 2012It was the first attempt to found a national miner's union.
Read moreNLRB overturns union-busting policy
December 28, 2012In a landmark decision the National Labor Relations Board threw out a 50-year precedent and took away a powerful weapon employers have had.
Read morePostal workers’ hunger strike over, victory declared
December 26, 2012The hunger strikers called on postal management to suspend cuts and closures and allow Congress to fix the finances by repealing the prefunding mandate and refunding the pension surplus.
Read moreDespite “right to work,” union organizing not letting up in Michigan
December 21, 2012Tea Party Republicans should have witnessed what took place last night at the Cesar Chavez Academy, a large for-profit charter school in Southwest Detroit.
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