Labor
A first contract for Brooklyn Cablevision employees
February 19, 2015"Many of us never thought we'd see this night come. Many workers had given up hope. But we stuck together through thick and thin."
Read moreThe third try is the charm
February 18, 2015Philadelphia joins two other cities, San Francisco, Calif., and Tacoma, Wash., and several states, in enacting earned paid sick leave.
Read moreTrumka: Injunction against Obama’s immigration action a temporary setback
February 18, 2015A federal judge in Texas Monday temporarily blocked President Obama's November executive action on immigration.
Read moreGOP-run Senate panel moves against the NLRB
February 12, 2015With the Senate Labor Committee now in the hands of Republicans, both labor committees on Capitol Hill are attacking workers' rights enforced by the NLRB.
Read moreJames Raines, 40; member of CPUSA and fearless organizer
February 12, 2015It was James's life experiences - the economic hardship and decline of the post-industrial era - that led him to socialism and compelled him to care for those around him.
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