Labor
United Mine Workers of America reaches settlement with Patriot Coal
August 12, 2013"After several weeks of nearly around-the-clock negotiations, I believe we have reached something that can be taken to the membership for ratification."
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Lawmakers hit offshoring of call center jobs
August 12, 2013"Companies that choose to outsource American call center jobs overseas should forfeit their eligibility for federal financial assistance."
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Labor going all out for “jobs and freedom” on Aug. 24
August 12, 2013The nation's unions plan a massive presence at the 50th commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous 1963 March on Washington.
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Today in labor history: Mexican leader Emilano Zapata born
August 8, 2013Zapata headed the land reform struggles of Mexican farmers and was a leader of the Mexican revolution.
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Doesn’t feel like shared sacrifice to Detroit’s pensioners
August 7, 2013"We have retirees who are in their eighties and nineties - are they supposed to get a job?"
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