Jobs
Davis-Bacon foes try new ploy: Change wage base
July 3, 2013Workers' foes are trying a new tack: Change the wage base, to make the wages as low as possible.
Read moreWhen capitalism can’t
July 3, 2013Today, there are hundreds of millions of people around the world who are and remain permanently in the "reserve army of the unemployed."
Read moreLong Beach caregivers strike for safer working conditions
July 3, 2013Mental health caregivers at La Casa Mental Health Rehabilitation Center in Long Beach, California went on five-day strike last week to protest unfair labor practices.
Read moreToday in labor history: Jobs slashed throughout U.S.
July 2, 2013The job losses occurred in nearly every sector of the economy, but manufacturing and construction businesses were hit particularly hard.
Read moreVictory for workers at Baltimore Sheraton
July 1, 2013The labor movement and its allies are celebrating the restoration of union bargaining rights for hundreds of Sheraton employees.
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