worker rights
California hotel ordered to shell out $36,000 in back pay
October 7, 2011An Embassy Suites hotel was found guilty of denying required paid rest breaks to seven of its workers, and has been ordered to pay each of them about $5,000.
Read morePalestinian labor leader links struggle for statehood, worker rights
October 3, 2011An interview with Shaher Sa'ed, General Secretary of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions, by Martine Hassoun.
Read moreDocuments show Boeing saw South Carolina as worst option for 787
September 23, 2011Newly uncovered Boeing Co. documents show their "Project Gemini" plan to punish workers in Washington state by establishing a second 787 line in South Carolina was their highest risk option for their new Dreamliner jet.
Read moreJersey casino fights labor board
September 20, 2011At issue is the hotel's court challenge to NLRB's certification of the United Auto Workers to represent the casino's full and part-time dealers.
Read moreLabor history: 2011 marks unhappy anniversary on job safety
September 7, 2011The year 2011 should serve as a reminder of how far the U.S. has come on job safety issues - and how far it has yet to go.
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