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Labor Department drafts rules to protect more health care workers

January 18, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Obama's Labor Department will likely bring more home healthcare workers under protection of federal minimum wage and overtime laws.

Send greetings to the Cuban Five

January 18, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

Still, there are five innocent anti-terrorist fighters sitting in U.S. prison, and it's important to keep their spirits up.

Fearing witch hunt, Muslims denounce planned hearings

January 17, 2011 By Dan Margolis

"Are you now or have you ever been ... ?" is a question that many fear may come back into vogue if Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., goes ahead with hearings on Muslim "radicalization."

Tucson honors MLK, shooting victims in Walk for Peace

January 17, 2011 By Alexander Monarrez Maldonado

TUCSON, Ariz. -- In honor of Martin Luther King Jr and his birthday holiday, hundreds of people "marched" two miles to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' office in a Walk for Peace, Jan. 16, for all that perished,...

Shop Talk: Freelancers go union, paid family leave a success

January 17, 2011 By John Wojcik

Unemployed people lucky enough to find new jobs are making less than they did before and almost 40 percent took a 20 percent cut in pay.