Labor
Selma commemoration a testimonial to victory of struggle
March 12, 2015"What a glorious task we are given," said Obama. "We know the march is not yet over, the race not yet won. Change depends on what we do."
Read moreThe steal of the century: ending wage theft in our time
March 11, 2015It may not be the hottest topic on every to-do list, but the problem is as old as, well, the oldest profession. I'm talking about wage theft.
Read moreProgressive think tank backs Obama crackdown on federal contractors
March 10, 2015Facing hostility of big business and the GOP, a progressive think-tank went to bat to defend President Obama's cracking down on federal contractors who break labor laws.
Read moreSenate GOP votes to kill NLRB union elections rule, Obama promises veto
March 6, 2015By a 53-46 party-line vote, the GOP-run Senate voted to kill the NLRB's planned union elections rule update.
Read moreRemembering women’s history: Lucy Parsons
March 6, 2015Lucy Ella Gonzales Parsons, a working-class leader and spouse of one of the Haymarket martyrs, died March 7, 1942 in Chicago.
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