economy
Raise the minimum wage
March 28, 2012Despite claims of economic recovery heard recently, median weekly worker income for most months of the past two years, just like most years of the past 35 years, is either flat, or less, than the year...
Read moreSenate’s phony “JOBS Act” not about jobs, deregulates Wall Street
March 23, 2012AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka came out with a blistering statement on the Senate's passage of the so-called "JOBS Act."
Read moreUK’s labor leader Bob Crow builds solidarity at the Left Labor Project
March 19, 2012We believe the trade union movement is not just about what wages or what contract you get but about the social side: Decent transportation, affordable housing, a decent welfare state.
Read moreU.S. and Korea implement free trade agreement
March 19, 2012A long-awaited and controversial trade pact between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea came into effect on March 15.
Read moreSenate approved transportation bill would create 200,000 jobs
March 15, 2012The Senate-approved bill now heads to the House, where unions and workers hope it will get passed.
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