Labor
Free choice and small business
February 23, 2009Original source: Americans today are working harder than ever, and too often finding that the secure and stable middle-class life their parents counted on is falling further and further out of reach for them and their...
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94 Years after Ludlow Massacre, site now national historic landmark
February 23, 2009Original source: On April 20, 1914, in Ludlow, Colo., one of the bloodiest chapters in the nation’s labor history was written. Thugs hired by several coal companies and the Colorado militia attacked a peaceful encampment of...
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Number of U.S. workers age 65-74 is increasing
February 23, 2009Original source: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, fewer workers are retiring when they hit 65. By 2016 the number of senior workers between the age of 65 and 74 are expected to rise by...
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Rally in Pittsburgh, roundtable in Madison and more action on employee free choice
February 21, 2009This week, state and local unions around the country mobilized to pass the Employee Free Choice Act to restore the freedom to form unions and bargain and make the economy work for everyone.
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Strikers back in talks after Guadeloupe pay offer
February 21, 2009Strike leaders in Guadeloupe resumed negotiations on Friday after Paris pledged to boost pay for low wage earners by almost 200 euros (£176) a month. But the Collective Against Exploitation (LKP), the alliance of trade unions...
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