Labor
Workers, students protest Walmart across the U.S.
October 15, 2012"Walmart is the biggest employer in the country and they have some of the lowest and most stagnant wages in the country, and that needs to change."
Read moreLabor board says mining company illegally forced strike
October 12, 2012In a win for 100 embattled salt mine workers, the NLRB ruled their employer, Carey Salt, illegally declared impasse in their 2010 contract talks.
Read moreSolidarity grows with Walmart workers
October 11, 2012The Walmart store here was buzzing with noontime traffic, as dozens of union and community members gathered by the entrance.
Read moreToday in labor history: The “Great March” for LGBT rights
October 11, 2012Activists taking part included House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Latino civil rights figure Cesar Chavez, and then-presidential candidate and civil rights defender Jesse Jackson.
Read moreGoing behind the rhetoric on public employee pensions
October 11, 2012Wow. Last week there was yet another out-of-state special interest group trying to tell New Hampshire how to run OUR government.
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