Labor
Union elections ahead at United
February 2, 2011The merger of Continental Airlines into Chicago-based United Airlines, creating the newest mega-carrier, will set off a round of union recognition elections among the combined carrier's 55,000 workers
Read moreDemonstrations, nationwide strike rock Egypt, world labor voices solidarity
February 1, 2011A general strike, to continue until Mubarak's government falls, has been called by the newly formed Federation of Egyptian Trade Unions.
Read moreOSHA backtracks on documenting ergonomic injuries
February 1, 2011Responding to what it called complaints by "small business," the Occupational Safety and Health Administration retreated from even the mild ergonomics proposal it had planned for later this year.
Read moreVideo: Pa. Progressive Summit – a good idea
February 1, 2011After the 2010 elections it's a good bet that much of the battle for a progressive agenda shifts dramatically to state and local arenas.
Read moreFight over Social Security is on
January 31, 2011The 112th Congress is barely under way and a fight has already broken out - on partisan lines, of course - over Social Security and Medicare.
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