Labor
Labor Department says worker productivity soaring
November 5, 2009Not surprising at all to millions of U.S. workers were the results of a report by the Labor Department that said worker productivity soared in the last quarter by 6.6 percent, more than it has in...
Read moreU.S. Steelworkers to experiment with factory ownership, Mondragon style
November 5, 2009The United Steelworkers union, North America's largest industrial trade union, announced a new collaboration with the world's largest worker-owned cooperative, Mondragon International.
Read moreTransit workers on strike for pay and pensions
November 4, 2009Transport Workers, Local 234 struck the Southeastern, Pa. Transportation Authority (SEPTA). on the morning of Nov. 3 over pay and pension related issues.
Read moreWisconsin set to teach labor history
November 4, 2009Shouldn't it be natural for public schools to put front and center labor history?
Read moreUSW vs. Georgia Pacific: another ‘Employee Free Choice’ moment
November 4, 2009WHEATFIELD, Ind. — United Steelworkers and retirees from around Indiana and Illinois came to this rural area here Nov.3 to show support for their union at Georgia Pacific's wallboard plant there.
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