Labor
African American Communist, WW II seaman, dies at 107
March 3, 2010Jacob Green, an African American seaman who braved Nazi U-boats while supplying the Soviet Union during World War II, and later served as chairman of the Communist Party of Maryland, died Feb. 19. He was 107.
Read moreIn key Senate race, Democrats are divided
March 1, 2010In Ohio, one leading Democrat is seen as having a better chance of winning in November, but the other has more money and is ahead in primary polls.
Read moreGeneral strike paralyzes Greece
February 24, 2010Greece has been brought to a standstill by a general strike, with up to 2 million workers in a 24-hour stoppage against the government's austerity program.
Read moreMachinists union creates website to organize nation’s unemployed
February 23, 2010A new website nicknamed UCubed aims to unite over 31 million unemployed Americans to get organized, build power and fight together with the labor movement for jobs and economic recovery.
Read moreFederal labor law regulator hits GOP on filibuster
February 19, 2010The chair of the National Labor Relations Board yesterday came closer to taking an openly pro-labor stand than has any federal regulator in history when she blasted the "political paralysis" fostered by the GOP.
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