labor movement
Labor leader to head New York Fed
August 26, 2009The Federal Reserve has for so long been thought of as the guarantor of what’s good for big business that news out of New York yesterday came as a big surprise to many in labor and...
Read moreMauricio Terrazas, Mexican American activist, dies at 92
August 25, 2009LOS ANGELES — Mauricio Terrazas, a longtime Mexican American activist and trade unionist, died here recently at the age of 92.
Read moreWorkers demand Toyota keep NUMMI plant open
August 22, 2009FREMONT, Calif. ― Hundreds of auto workers gathered outside their union hall, across from the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) auto plant, Aug. 20 to hear a parade of state and local elected officials and...
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