Labor
Massive labor actions rock Italy
December 18, 2014On Friday, Italy, the land of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Antonio Gramsci, and the home of the Vatican, came to a halt. Scopero! Strike! was the word of the day.
Read moreStudy confirms what Minnesota low-wage workers know: life is tough
December 17, 2014The report was done by Minnesotans for a Fair Economy and announced by Working America, an organization of some 3 million workers, including 300,000 in Minnesota.
Read morePush at California climate confab to include workers in leadership
December 17, 2014"We cannot let the new green economy be a low-wage economy, because a sustainable environment needs a sustainable economy."
Read moreILCA honors best in labor journalism at DC gathering
December 15, 2014The International Labor Communications Association honored the winners of its annual Labor Media Awards at a luncheon on Dec. 12.
Read moreThe right’s working class philosopher
December 15, 2014Nicknamed the "longshoreman philosopher," Eric Hoffer was the best-known working-class author and intellectual in postwar America.
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