labor
The definition of bravery is a worker who organizes a union or speaks out about bad conditions in the workplace. That's because companies come down like a ton of bricks.
In discussing Hyatt Hotels heir Penny Pritzker's support of Obama while UNITE-HERE has called for a boycott because of the terrible way the chain treats its housekeepers, it's worth pointing.
UNITE-HERE has launched a campaign to boycott Hyatt Hotels. The primary reason is the very bad working conditions to which it subjects its housekeeping staff. Here's 10 reasons why: 1..
The Culinary Union in Nevada has threatened to sit out the 2012 election. This could be a big deal. The most powerful labor union in Nevada, with deep roots in.
On July 11, 1892 striking silver miners in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho blew up the Frisco Mill, a mine building filled with guards, after getting into a firefight with Pinkertons, killing.
NPR, along with Ken Ward at Coal Tattoo, provide the day's most powerful and disturbing story: the return of black lung disease to coal miners. Despite the Federal Coal Mine.
On July 3, 1835, children employed in Paterson, New Jersey's textile mills went on strike, demanding an 11 hour day and 6 day week. The textile factory system that had.
Jonathan Martin has a pretty good piece at Politico about why the Democratic Party has gone AWOL in the class war. As the Republicans look to return us to the.