Labor
Safety high on the agenda for Workers Memorial Day
April 27, 2010According to Leo Gerard, president of the United Steel Workers, "The most important thing to come out of a mine is the miner."
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Thousands march for California’s future
April 26, 2010SACRAMENTO - At least 12,000 people marched here recently, crowding on to the space in front of the State Capitol to protest corporate greed.
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Hope fades for 11 workers after oil rig explosion
April 23, 2010The explosion on the Gulf of Mexico oil rig was the fourth oil industry accident in two weeks that has killed or seriously injured workers. "The industry is long overdue for a complete overhaul of its...
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75 years later, WPA is sorely needed again
April 16, 2010The Works Progress Administration - the largest federal jobs program in U.S. history - built LaGuardia Airport, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Orange Bowl and much more, and got our economy moving again.
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A critical terrain of struggle
April 14, 2010The AFL-CIO and its new president, Richard Trumka, are going to spend a day on Wall Street later this month, but not everyone there is planning to welcome them.
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