worker rights
Urzúa, miner number 33
October 19, 2010Chilean miner #33, Luis Urzúa, the leader of the entrapped group, embodies Chile's history from Allende to Pinochet to now with working-class dignity and tenacious faith in his fellow miners and humankind.
Read moreWorkers in struggle on and off screen
October 18, 2010While audiences were treated to one of the most exciting pro-labor films in decades at last month's Toronto Festival, a real-life struggle was going on outside.
Read moreA waitress in Georgia and why Nov. 2 matters
October 18, 2010"We the lower class people wish for better waitress pay, better health care, day care, and more jobs," says a waitress in a small town in Georgia.
Read moreWorld cheers Chilean miners rescue
October 13, 2010SAN JOSE MINE, Chile - The miners who spent 69 agonizing days deep under the Chilean earth were hoisted one by one to freedom Oct. 13 to the cheers of millions around the world.
Read moreFamily charges corporate manslaughter in UK worker’s death
October 12, 2010Almost six years after Mark Wright was killed in a workplace explosion the case has still not come to court. Similar to the U.S. and worker safety, there's a long road to justice in the UK,...
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