unions
Labor rolls out plan to defuse fiscal time bomb
February 26, 2013Before the $85 billion budget cut time bomb explodes, leaders of the nation's unions are hammering out details of a program to prevent job losses and restore the economy for the working-class majority.
Read moreNew moves to tax corporate offshore havens
February 25, 2013General Electric avoided $35.7 billion in U.S. taxes by putting $102 billion in 2010 profits in "at least 14" tax havens in Bermuda, Singapore and Luxembourg.
Read moreJanitors, security officers vote to authorize strike
February 22, 2013In back to back votes, SEIU Local 26 security officers and janitors voted unanimously to authorize their respective bargaining committees to call a strike at any time.
Read moreIntl. union leader: “Conditions bad for workers”
February 22, 2013A top international union leader has a grim message for the leaders of world financial institutions.
Read moreAfter three-year struggle, country club workers win big
February 21, 2013"We've learned that it doesn't matter who you are, if you stay strong and you're on the side of justice."
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