Labor
Labor takes a look behind kitchen door
September 9, 2013The second-largest private sector industry in America has a big problem: its workers are paid unlivable wages, and typically cannot eat the very food they are putting on customers' tables.
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OUR Walmart shows strength in nation’s heartland
September 9, 2013Growth of OUR Walmart in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan has been greater than all other states combined.
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Fast food workers strike in 60 cities for higher wages
August 30, 2013Fast food workers went on strike in a half dozen Michigan cities as well as over 60 cities, towns and suburbs nationwide, driving home how fast this movement for dignity and a 15 dollar an hour...
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Today in labor history: Women win right to vote, Women’s Equality Day declared
August 26, 2013On Aug. 26, 1920, women finally won the right to vote when the necessary number of states ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
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Oakland Airport concession workers win some, and keep up the fight
August 26, 2013Dozens of workers at Oakland Airport concessions and their supporters walked the picket line outside Oakland Airport's Terminal 2.
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