Labor
March jobs not enough to reduce unemployment rate
April 2, 2010This morning's release of the government employment report showed 162,000 payroll jobs gained in March, the largest jump in three years.
Read moreHonor Cesar Chavez by protecting farmworker children
April 2, 2010Farmworker rights, civil rights groups and labor leaders are urging supporters to call their lawmakers and ask them to endorse the Children's Act for Responsible Employment.
Read moreNot just any movement
April 2, 2010Only a particular kind of movement has the capacity to challenge the array of forces on the other side of the class struggle at this juncture.
Read moreA call for justice in the tobacco fields
April 1, 2010Tobacco workers joined by supporters from organized labor and community organizations, marched through the streets of Winston-Salem, North Carolina yesterday.
Read moreTemple health care workers strike for dignity, patient care
April 1, 2010Some 1500 nurses and professional and technical workers struck at Temple University Hospital Wednesday morning after working without a contract for seven months.
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