Labor
Labor rolls out plan to defuse fiscal time bomb
February 26, 2013Before the $85 billion budget cut time bomb explodes, leaders of the nation's unions are hammering out details of a program to prevent job losses and restore the economy for the working-class majority.
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New consumer campaign: higher minimum wage for restaurant workers
February 25, 2013Can you imagine trying to live on $2.13 an hour, with no sick days and a 1-in-10 chance of having health care coverage?
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Today in black history: Ali becomes heavyweight champion of the world
February 25, 2013An activist, showman, and cultural icon, Ali was stripped of his title a few years later for refusing to fight in Vietnam.
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Janitors, security officers vote to authorize strike
February 22, 2013In back to back votes, SEIU Local 26 security officers and janitors voted unanimously to authorize their respective bargaining committees to call a strike at any time.
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Letter carriers to protest postal service Sat. shutdown
February 22, 2013Stepping up their grassroots lobbying of lawmakers, the Letter Carriers will stage a nationwide protest against the Postal Service's Saturday service shutdown scheme.
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