Labor
Labor fights to recognize Native American rights
October 5, 2011The AFL-CIO is fighting to add a new constituency group for Native Americans to its roster.
Read moreLabor youth summit opens in Minneapolis
September 29, 2011The conference includes young workers, young union organizers and students, and is part of the AFL-CIO's attempts, over the last two years, to reach workers under age 35.
Read morePostal workers rally in St. Louis (video)
September 29, 2011Postal workers held hundreds of simultaneous rallies all across the country to bring attention to a bill that would address the manufactured financial crisis facing the Postal Service.
Read moreWorkers demonstrate to save the U.S. mail
September 29, 2011Postal workers and their supporters here were among many thousands throughout the country who demonstrated to save the U.S. Postal Service from austerity measures
Read moreOSHA warns hair salons on worker exposure to formaldehyde
September 27, 2011The federal agency is warning the nation's hair salons - again - about the exposure of their low-paid female workers to formaldehyde present in hair smoothing and straightening products.
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