Labor
People’s World Amistad Awards inspire action
December 6, 2012Solidarity, determination, and celebration were the watchwords at this year's post-election People's World Amistad Awards.
Read moreLocked out sugar workers reject deal for fourth time
December 3, 2012This is the fourth time members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union have voted down an identical offer.
Read moreToday in labor history: Oakland general strike
December 3, 2012Today in 1946 Oakland California women led a general strike that massed some 140,000 workers.
Read moreTrumka: Mexico on path of “low wage development”
December 3, 2012Mexico, the large U.S. trading partner and southern neighbor, is on a path of "low-wage development," including weakening its labor law and oppressing independent unions.
Read moreTeamsters confront Bill Gates over sanitation firm’s actions
November 29, 2012"It's outrageous that Bill Gates says he supports public health programs, and yet he's the primary owner of a company that locks out its workers."
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