worker rights
Triangle fire memorial draws parallels with today
March 22, 2011WASHINGTON (PAI) - A half-day-long Capitol Hill commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire drew uncomfortable parallels with conditions facing workers today. The fire in Manhattan killed 146 young immigrant workers, almost...
Read moreRouting the barbarians at the gate
March 22, 2011The right-wing offensive is backfiring. But the battle is far from won.
Read moreSkokie, Ill. students walk out for union rights
March 22, 2011More than 300 Niles West High School students walked out of classes March 17 to protest anti-union legislation under consideration in Illinois' neighboring states.
Read moreLabor & community join mercado workers’ struggle
March 21, 2011OAKLAND, Calif. - Some 30,000 California workers, many of them in the San Francisco Bay Area, are employed by mercados - Latino, Asian and other ethnic grocery stores numbering many recent immigrants among both workers and...
Read moreA 21-year-old signs up to recall Glenn Grothman
March 21, 2011As nervous as I was, I knew in my mind that I was doing something very positive. Signing the recall petition gave me a sense of pride, something I hadn't felt in a long time.
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