Labor
Oregon transit workers ratify first pact in 10 years
November 13, 2014Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 757 in Portland, Ore., ratified a new union contract at the area transit agency, TriMet.
Read moreWalmart workers react to New York Times expose on understaffing
November 12, 2014In response to the New York Times story today, Walmart workers are again calling for full-time hours and better scheduling.
Read moreToday in labor history: Socialist denied seat in Congress
November 10, 2014On this day in 1919 Victor Berger, the first socialist elected to the U.S. Congress was denied his seat.
Read moreToday in Native history: Miami, Potawatomi resistance and removal
November 6, 2014This day in history, the Miamis signed a treaty with the United States in 1838 ceding practically all of its lands south of the Wabash River in Indiana.
Read moreTrumka: Voters said they were “desperate” for new economic life
November 6, 2014"The fact of the matter is that people are disillusioned by endless political bickering and eyed these elections with great dispirit."
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