Labor
Strike at Illinois campus demands protection of tuition waivers
November 16, 2009Update: GEO picketing was suspended at 1:00 CST on the 17th, following a bargaining session with the administration in which tuition waivers were secured.
Read moreAmericans for Finance Reform takes aim at big finance
November 16, 2009Americans for Finance Reform is making it clear that curbing the power of the nation's finance industry will help boost the economy more than focusing on deficits.
Read moreUnemployment crisis continues to grow
November 12, 2009CHICAGO - "The stock market rebound is great news, I suppose, but it means nothing for us at home."
Read moreIllinois graduate employees move towards strike
November 12, 2009The Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been engaged in a hard fought struggle to establish adequate compensation for its members.
Read moreRemembering Dave Moore
November 11, 2009DETROIT - Dave Moore, a veteran of the Ford Hunger March and a founder of the United Auto Workers union who helped shape the history of this city, died here Oct. 26, at the age of...
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