Labor – Page 619 – People's World

Demonstrations, nationwide strike rock Egypt, world labor voices solidarity

February 1, 2011 By Dan Margolis

A general strike, to continue until Mubarak's government falls, has been called by the newly formed Federation of Egyptian Trade Unions.

OSHA backtracks on documenting ergonomic injuries

February 1, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Responding to what it called complaints by "small business," the Occupational Safety and Health Administration retreated from even the mild ergonomics proposal it had planned for later this year.

Video: Pa. Progressive Summit – a good idea

February 1, 2011 By Scott Marshall

After the 2010 elections it's a good bet that much of the battle for a progressive agenda shifts dramatically to state and local arenas.

Fight over Social Security is on

January 31, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The 112th Congress is barely under way and a fight has already broken out - on partisan lines, of course - over Social Security and Medicare.

Supreme Court limits employer ability to retaliate in job discrimination cases

January 31, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

Retaliation against a third-party employee is illegal under federal law, the Supreme Court ruled.