Labor
“Master of lies” Romney doesn’t fool workers at Bainport
October 4, 2012Workers whose jobs are being outsourced by Bain Capital closely watched the presidential debate last night from a campsite called Bainport.
Read moreToday in labor history: President Truman busts oil workers strike
October 4, 2012President Harry Truman ordered the U.S. Navy to seize oil refineries involved in a strike that stretched from coast to coast.
Read moreRomney to outsourced workers: Drop dead
October 3, 2012Workers at the "Bainport" encampment outside the Sensata Technologies plant here are in Day 22 of their civil disobedience protest against the outsourcing of their jobs.
Read moreRomney letter to big givers slams unions
October 3, 2012Call it the battle of dueling mailers, with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in one corner and the nation's unions, represented by the AFL-CIO, in the other.
Read moreLawmakers demand that Crystal Sugar end lockout
October 3, 2012American Crystal Sugar appears to be losing favor in Congress at a time when the company needs it most.
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