Labor
GOP forces Michigan to weaken job safety laws
February 8, 2013Passage of a right-to-work law was the big Cahuna for Republican lawmakers, but they were also busy changing, and perhaps lowering, safety standards for Michigan workers.
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Unions celebrate 20th anniversary of family leave
February 8, 2013Unionists and women's leaders celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act by lauding the law and campaigning for the next step.
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Today in labor history: State militia backs workers
February 7, 2013Gold miners in Cripple Creek, Colorado, began a five-month strike in 1894, news of which travelled rapidly from one end of the country to the other,
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AFL-CIO launches campaign for immigration reform
February 7, 2013The AFL-CIO is launching a presidential style mass nationwide campaign.
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Avondale shipyard story could get a happy ending
February 7, 2013The long struggle by thousands of Avondale shipyard workers here to save their jobs appears to have been successful.
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