Labor
Pressure builds to stop execution in Iran
April 2, 2012A last minute push by the Committee for the Defense of Iranian People's Rights to prevent the execution of Iranian teacher Abdolreza Ghanbari is in full gear today.
Read moreUnions take aim at discrimination against Latinas
April 2, 2012"For Latinas, the pathway to social and economic advancement is lined with hurdles," says the 134-page Trabajadoras: Challenges and Conditions of Latina Workers in the United States.
Read moreTesoro forces steelworker confrontation
April 2, 2012The Tesoro Company is forcing its Steelworkers members at its six U.S. refineries into a confrontation.
Read moreCesar Chavez: A true American hero
March 31, 2012It's Cesar Chavez Day, proclaimed byPresident Obama and observed throughout the country on the 85th birth date of the late founder of the United Farm Workers union
Read moreSpaniards in mega-strike over labor reforms
March 30, 2012The reforms will mean the next generation of Spaniards will be completely deprived of permanent work - a throw-back to the 19th century.
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