Labor
Bain workers rev up protests on day of Debate 2
October 16, 2012On the day of the second debate between President Obama and his Republican challenger, Bain Capital workers step up efforts to expose Mitt Romney's role in the outsourcing of their jobs.
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Today in labor history: John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
October 16, 2012Brown, a minister and fierce opponent of slavery, sought to obtain weapons from the arsenal to defeat the slaveocracy in the South. John Brown and his men were captured and executed.
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Today in labor history: Vietnam war protests, draft card burned
October 15, 2012On Oct. 15, 1965, a young Catholic Worker activist, David Miller, burned his draft card in protest of the U.S. war in Vietnam, becoming the first antiwar activist to challenge a law banning the act.
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Labor launches national boycott of American Crystal Sugar
October 15, 2012"We have to do something dramatic to call attention to what has become a common form of warfare against workers."
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Nurses’ union ratifies contract with Veterans Administration
October 15, 2012"This is precedent-setting both in terms of the rights of RNs in the VA system and for protecting patient care standards."
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