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Labor journalists see themselves as a voice for workers
September 23, 2011Sometimes the mainstream media just doesn't get it.
Read moreDock, maritime workers making significant unity moves
September 23, 2011In the latest effort to strengthen labor's hand in the global economy, West Coast dockworkers this month welcomed pilots at the Panama Canal into their union. And longshore unions on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts are...
Read moreDestroying the Postal Service in order to save it?
September 15, 2011The big lie seems to be working. Most Americans now believe that the U.S. Postal Service is on the verge of a financial collapse.
Read moreHyatt workers end weeklong strike with protest at ‘heat lamp hotel’
September 15, 2011Hundreds of striking workers concluded their strike yesterday with a picket and protest at the Park Hyatt, which won notoriety when management there turned heat lamps on striking workers in July.
Read moreThousands fill New York’s Fifth Ave. to celebrate labor
September 12, 2011On September 10, Labor Day, New York City's main thoroughfare, Fifth Avenue, was filled for 30 blocks with thousands of union families celebrating the labor movement.
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