Labor
Cartoon book depicts labors fighting spirit
March 10, 2006The opinion cartoon on a newspaper’s editorial page has more impact than any block of copy. A cartoon quickly draws the reader in visually and can make a statement quickly. The drawing simplifies a subject, making...
Read moreEDITORIAL: Whos corrupt?
March 10, 2006In February 2003 Bush’s Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao issued an undisguised threat to the elected union leaders representing millions of Americans. At a meeting of the executive council of the AFL-CIO, to which Chao had...
Read moreGulf Coast Update
March 10, 2006Bodies still being found Bush, lies and videotape Immigrant workers win back pay Act to extend jobless benefits
Read moreOakland City Council OKs card-check measure
March 10, 2006OAKLAND, Calif. — This city became the first to tell a cable company it must agree to recognize a union based on card check when the City Council late last month passed an ordinance requiring city...
Read moreReflections on New Mexicos minimum wage fight
March 10, 2006Commentary New Mexico has just gone through two major campaigns to enact a higher minimum wage law. One was a ballot referendum in Albuquerque in November 2005. The other was to pass a bill in the...
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