Labor
Labor history: 2011 marks unhappy anniversary on job safety
September 7, 2011The year 2011 should serve as a reminder of how far the U.S. has come on job safety issues - and how far it has yet to go.
Read moreWorkers blast threat to shut down U.S. Postal Service
September 6, 2011Postal Service employees say threats by the U.S. Postal Service to shut down this winter because of a $9.2 billion deficit are part of a "manufactured crisis" designed to privatize the world's largest mail delivery system.
Read moreSecretary of Labor Solis signs migrant workers rights agreements with Latin American countries
September 5, 2011U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis signed agreements with three more Latin American countries (for a total of six) on the protection of certain rights of migrant workers. The right wing is, predictably, yelling "betrayal".
Read moreJob and wage loss major issues on Labor Day
September 5, 2011A report on U.S. occupations - sorting 366 defined jobs data into high-income, middle-income and low-income posts - reveals data to back what workers know by instinct: The jobs that disappeared in the Great Recession were...
Read moreWhy women unionists back others under attack
September 2, 2011First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "There are only two ways to bring about protection for workers... legislation and unionization."
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