Jobs
Pratt & Whitney “defies court order” with layoffs
February 24, 2010Machinists charge Pratt & Whitney defies a court order with a surprise announcement to lay off more workers.
Read moreRepublican hypocrisy on Recovery Act runs rampant
February 23, 2010Not on single Republican voted to pass President Obama's economic recovery act in February 2009, but now they are all trying to get a piece of it.
Read moreSnow job
February 23, 2010People Before Profits columnist says it's not a jobs bill, it's a snow job.
Read moreMachinists union creates website to organize nation’s unemployed
February 23, 2010A new website nicknamed UCubed aims to unite over 31 million unemployed Americans to get organized, build power and fight together with the labor movement for jobs and economic recovery.
Read moreDesperate times in America: selling food stamps to pay bills
February 22, 2010With high unemployment appearing to be a permanent part of the economic picture, the long-term poor are turning to increasingly desperate measures to survive.
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