Labor
After 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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On-site report from LA Walmart sit-in
November 17, 2014History was made on Thursday, Nov. 13, when Walmart workers took part in the first sit-ins in the store's history to demand $15 an hour and full-time work.
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Today in labor history: Freedom of the press
November 17, 2014On this date, Nov. 17, 1734, New York printer and journalist John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), a German immigrant, was arrested.
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Obama cancels nomination of NLRB nominee Block
November 14, 2014In one of the first signs he may be feeling pressure from the incoming Senate Republican majority, Obama officially dumped the nomination of Sharon Block.
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Official October jobless rate drops 0.1 percent
November 14, 2014The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percent in October, to 5.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
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