Labor
20,000 march in Detroit as Social Forum opens
June 23, 2010DETROIT - Opening the U.S. Social Forum here, 20,000 from around the nation, a multi-ethnic rainbow of young and old, marched Tuesday calling for jobs and social justice.
Read moreOrganized unity in action needed, says labor leader
June 22, 2010"Organized, mobilized unity in action - that is what will save the ordinary American," Stewart Acuff, of the Utility Workers' Union of America, told a packed Jobs with Justice Workers' Rights Board meeting here June 18.
Read moreNew Yorkers demand: Save our city!
June 17, 2010Thousands of protestors descended on City Hall on Wednesday, in a crowd that stretched up Broadway.
Read moreWorkers of the world uniting for justice
June 16, 2010The second world congress of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is a significant event. Taking place in Vancouver, Canada, June 21 through 25th, the congress theme is "The People Now: From the Crisis to Global...
Read moreHyatt workers protest in San Francisco
June 11, 2010Some 400 workers at the Hyatt Regency hotel here held a three-day strike June 8-10.
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