Labor
Today in history: Chilean communist poet Pablo Neruda wins Nobel Prize
October 21, 2015Neruda won the Nobel Prize for Literature "for a poetry that with the action of an elemental force brings alive a continent's destiny and dreams."
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Survey results reveal working women’s health info needs
October 21, 2015Working women most want information on diet and nutrition, fitness and exercise, and issues around aging.
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In most states, even $15 an hour is not enough
October 21, 2015Workers nationwide have been campaigning for a $15 hourly "living wage," but a new think tank report says that in most states, $15 is not enough.
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Maryland elected officials decry Safeway supermarket’s corporate greed
October 19, 2015"We built a union, the company's moving out to get rid of it. It's an example of the redistribution of wealth from workers to the corporate class."
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Graduate students at private universities rally for union rights
October 16, 2015The students say they plan to continue to rally and build coalition until their status as skilled laborers is recognized.
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