Labor
Republican House bill cuts workers’ health care coverage
January 9, 2015Some one million workers could lose their employer-provided health insurance under a Republican bill (H.R. 30) passed by the House today.
Read morePanelists at wage summit propose practical steps to raise wages
January 8, 2015A panel of workers, a Laborer-turned-big-city mayor, a small business owner and others proposed practical moves for taking labor's "Raise The Wages," campaign nationwide.
Read moreRaising wages agenda rolled out at AFL-CIO summit
January 8, 2015The nation's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO, rolled out here today its first- ever Raising Wages agenda.
Read moreEven with master’s degree, wages are dismal
January 7, 2015Many of the people gathering in Washington this morning at the first-ever AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages didn't have an easy time getting here.
Read moreIranian workers resist as sanctions grip
January 5, 2015The coming to power of President Hassan Rouhani was sold, both nationally and internationally, as a turning point in the politics of Iran.
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