Detroit
Auto workers face tough battle in contract talks
August 1, 2011With the current contract set to expire, contract negotiations for the 110,000 members of the United Auto Workers at Ford, GM and Chrysler opened.
Read moreDetroit community demands end to racial profiling
July 7, 2011"How does a documented person look? Can a Border Patrol agent tell by physical appearance, or name, if someone is documented or not, a criminal or not?"
Read moreAt empty train depot, Detroiters demand jobs
June 7, 2011DETROIT - They believe that if a negligent slumlord did what he was supposed to, the worst urban blight could be used to generate good jobs.
Read moreSnyder budget means more pain for Michigan workers
February 18, 2011The budget reduces business taxes by $1.8 billion. This deficit-creating proposal is made up for by increasing taxes on seniors and families by $1.7 billion.
Read moreUnemployment at 50 percent, Detroit vows to fight
October 14, 2010Though she is without full-time employment, Emily Norton works even harder today. She now has four part-time jobs but earns just one-third of what she made while working full time.
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