Labor
Union and community members hit Hyatt for union-busting
April 5, 2013Unite Here Local 19, which sponsored the protest, has been struggling for union recognition at the Hyatt Santa Clara for four years.
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Job growth slowing down
April 5, 2013The economy added just 88,000 new jobs in March while the official jobless rate dropped a tad to 7.6 percent from February's 7.7 percent.
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Today in labor history: Miners at Pittston strike
April 5, 2013On this day in 1989, the United Mine Workers began their historic strike against Pittston Coal.
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British union federation to push pay cap for execs
April 5, 2013The British Trades Union Congress, the umbrella organization for that nation's unions, will push for a specific pay cap for Britain's executive class.
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Fast food workers walk out, seek living wages, union recognition
April 5, 2013Thousands of New York City fast food workers staged a second one-day walkout from their jobs.
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