Jobs
Occupy Chicago and labor join in taking aim at Wall Street (with video)
October 10, 2011Occupy Chicago protesters adopted two official demands: Repeal the Bush tax cuts for the rich and prosecute "Wall Street Criminals."
Read moreLabor and community stand behind Occupy San Jose
October 10, 2011Downtown San Jose rang with activists' chants and the honking horns of supportive motorists Oct. 9, as a labor-community coalition rallied in support of Occupy San Jose.
Read moreSounding the alarm for jobs, beating the drum for justice
October 7, 2011The message was loud and clear here at the Take Back the American Dream conference earlier this week: Jobs not cuts!
Read moreOfficial jobless rate stays at 9.1 percent
October 7, 2011Private businesses claimed that they added 137,000 new jobs, but 33 percent of those were Communications Workers and Electrical Workers, who returned to their posts after calling off the strike.
Read moreCampaign for youth jobs kicks off in New Haven
October 7, 2011Over 50 people gathered at the New Haven Peoples' Center for a "Youth Jobs Roundtable" to launch a campaign for good jobs for youth in New Haven.
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