worker rights
Memphis sanitation workers inducted into Labor Hall of Fame
May 3, 2011The sanitation workers from Memphis, whose strike for union recognition and respect on the job led Dr. King to that Tennessee city 43 years ago were inducted into the Labor Hall of Fame in Washington.
Read moreTexas May Day includes immigration reform
May 2, 2011DALLAS - Young radicals celebrated International Labor Day here with a march through downtown.
Read moreGOP drive to recall Wisconsin Democrats fizzles
April 29, 2011Republicans have been able to file petitions to recall only three of eight Democratic state senators they are trying to unseat. And their petitions may end up being thrown out.
Read moreJudge bans NFL lockout of players but team owners defy ruling
April 29, 2011A federal judge in Minneapolis, with power over labor-management in relations in the National Football League thanks to prior court rulings, has banned the NFL's lockout of its players. But the teams defied her ruling and...
Read moreWorld Notes: Brazil, Turkey, Laos – and more
April 28, 2011Some 80,000 workers stopped work in mid March at hydroelectric plants, refineries, and electric generating facilities in "the biggest social protest by workers in many years," according to upsidedownworld.org.
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