Labor
Social Security workers launch campaign vs. budget cuts
November 19, 2014The workers who run Social Security are launching a campaign against future budget cuts.
Read moreToday in labor history: Joe Hill executed
November 19, 2014On November 19, 1915, labor leader and songwriter Joe Hill was executed in Utah on what many believe was a framed charge of murder.
Read moreAhead of Black Friday, Walmart workers brief Capitol Hill lawmakers
November 19, 2014"With Walmart's low-wages and hectic schedules, too many Walmart workers are left on the edge of poverty."
Read moreToday in labor history: Atlanta workers engage in sit-down strike
November 18, 2014Workers at the General Motors plant in Atlanta, Georgia participated in a sit-down strike, which was part of a greater ongoing wave of labor organizing during the 1930s.
Read moreAfter tough election, labor leaders say unions are here to stay
November 17, 2014"What happened in this election," Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO declared, "is that the vast majority of the voters stayed home."
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