Labor
Layoffs threaten fresh food program in Chicago
July 25, 2013Documents uncovered by Unite Here, Local 1 indicate that 200 to 300 more lunchroom workers may be on the chopping block.
Read moreCalifornia labor leader to replace Holt-Baker at AFL-CIO
July 25, 2013California labor official Tefere Gebr will succeed Arlene Holt Baker as Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO.
Read moreSenate to vote by July 31 on all five NLRB nominees
July 25, 2013The Senate will vote during the week of July 29 on all five of President Obama's nominees.
Read moreToday in labor history: Emma Lazarus born in 1849
July 22, 2013Emma Lazarus, the poet who wrote "The New Colossus," was born July 22, 1849.
Read moreSteelworkers oppose using Chinese steel for Verrazano Bridge repairs
July 22, 2013Another local transit agency is repairing another big well-known U.S. bridge using Chinese steel, and thus not U.S. steel or steelworkers.
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