Labor
America’s 10 greediest – the runners-up
January 2, 2012Last year, a year that began so brilliantly - for our top one percent - ended in angst.
Read moreFeds hit Houston oil pipe firm with $1m safety violation fine
January 2, 2012OSHA inspectors found 13 willful violations, with a fine of $70,000 each, including unguarded presses, no guards on machines for cutting I-beams, and pipes and no brakes on overhead cranes.
Read moreWind industry blows off worker safety
December 22, 2011The wind industry has an ongoing situation that needs to be remedied; they have fallen short on worker safety.
Read moreWest coast Occupy movement targets corporate giants at ports
December 13, 2011Occupy Oakland demonstrators shut down the Port of Oakland Dec. 12 as part of a West Coast-wide protest against giant corporations at ports from San Diego to Anchorage, Alaska.
Read moreLatin American labor making gains
December 7, 2011Some 80 participants attended from the U.S., Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, and Uruguay.
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