Labor
Red X’s protest GOP move to slash transit funding
September 22, 2011Seated in her power wheelchair in front of a bus with a large red X painted on its side, Donna Prease called for blocking massive cuts to public transit.
Read moreLabor launches new drive to back Obama on deficit
September 20, 2011The AFL-CIO has launched an on-line letter campaign that will enable millions to directly write their lawmakers in support of the president's deficit reduction and job creation plans.
Read moreUnions, not “right to work” laws, bring back an automaker
September 19, 2011The labor movement is a key part of a recently successful effort to get a company to build a plant here that will produce diesel/electric vehicles.
Read moreMexican electrical workers score victory after Independence Day standoff
September 19, 2011The Mexican Electrical Workers' Union scored a victory last week when the government agreed to recognize its leadership and release frozen union funds.
Read moreFarmworker rights bill awaits Calif. gov’s signature
September 16, 2011Now awaiting California Gov. Jerry Brown's signature is a bill to greatly strengthen the rights of the state's 400,000 farmworkers.
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