Labor
Strongsville teachers strike for quality education
April 3, 2013Hundreds of teachers and supporters - joined by teachers from other parts of the state - demonstrated in front of the board of education building.
Read moreToday in labor history: N.J. mill strikers urged to keep fighting
April 3, 2013Striking silk mill workers in Paterson, New Jersey were increasingly at odds with police, who repeatedly crushed their efforts to hold rallies.
Read moreToday in labor history: Several major strikes happened
April 1, 2013Hundreds of workers seeking higher pay and a nine-hour day gathered in the street near the Draper Corp. loom-making plant.
Read moreFederal lawmakers join state reps in attack on public workers
April 1, 2013Right-wing federal lawmaker are backing up state government attacks on state and local workers' pensions through a measure that, if passed, would make the pensions virtually unaffordable.
Read moreWhat I learned from the Immokalee workers
March 28, 2013Earlier this month I marched for three days with Florida's Immokalee farmworkers and their supporters.
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