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Jul 24, 2008 Students Take to Interactive Union Education “We’ll just let these two ladies clean the bathroom because that’s a woman’s job,” declared Lee Medley, president of the Galveston Central Labor Council, with a sly glance toward the men. It was play-acting, but with a purpose. more...
Jul 21, 2008 A SUMMER OF DEADLY HEAT A SUMMER OF DEADLY HEAT By Dick Meister The summer heat is posing serious dangers for the farmworkers who've helped make California the nation's leading supplier of fruits and vegetables. The state has rules designed to protect workers from the devastating temperatures in the... more...
Jul 24, 2008 Retaliation at the rails Source: TCRC more
Jul 23, 2008 APWU President Burruss addresses Letter Carriers convention Source: APWU more
Jul 23, 2008 DHL Pilots to UPS Management: Don't Pick Up Our Cargo Source: PR Newswire more
Jul 23, 2008 National Faith-Community Alliance Launches Campaign to End Poverty Wages: Let Justice Roll Urges Faith Leaders to Endorse Call for $10 in 2010 Source: Living Wage Campaign more
Jul 23, 2008 Indonesian maids files lawsuit against wealthy couple convicted in forced labor case Source: The Jakarta Post more
Jul 24, 2008 Minimum Wage Gets Second Boost After Decade of Roadblocks Some 13 million low-wage U.S. workers got a pay raise today when the federal minimum wage rose from $5.85 to $6.55 an hour. The pay hike was the second step of the three-step minimum wage increase Congress passed last year, the first such increase since 1997. The third step, to $7.25 an hour,... more
Jul 24, 2008 International Labor Communications Association : Events more
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