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House Democratic leaders pledge to pass equal pay laws

January 9, 2009

In an effort to correct a recent US Supreme Court decision that limits a workers' right to seek redress from an employer who practices pay discrimination, the US House of Representatives will likely pass two bills...

Comprehensive coverage of the economic crisis

January 9, 2009

What will be impact of the Wall Street bankruptcies, bailouts and blunders on working people in this country and worldwide? What's the solution to the crisis?

Republic workers file charges against employer

January 8, 2009

CHICAGO – Workers who led a six-day sit-in at the northside Republic Windows and Doors factory here last month filed charges against their former employer saying Republic violated their collective bargaining rights under the national Labor...

Unemployment systems crash as jobless numbers hit 26-year high

January 8, 2009

Jobless benefit filing systems all over the country are crashing this week as an unprecedented wave of tens of thousands of newly unemployed Americans scrambles to survive. The states are saying that their web sites are...

Why do they hate Cuba?

January 8, 2009

The U.S. government assumes that regular rules don’t apply to Cuba. Take for example the arms shipments proceeding from Honduras to Florida. Neither the U.S. military nor a military contractor is involved. Instead, Sanco Global Arms...