added 2007 Wed Jun 13 14:30:45 by TimALoftis
Ford Motor Co. is entering this summer's national labor talks with a clear, if audacious, goal: Cut hourly labor costs by about 30 percent to reach parity with Asian rivals operating in the United States.
Ford Motor Co. is entering this summer's national labor talks with a clear, if audacious, goal: Cut hourly labor costs by about 30 percent to reach parity with Asian rivals operating in the United States.
added 2007 Tue Jun 12 1:56:49 by david_nwpa
A fund set up by the German government to compensate Nazi-era forced laborers has finished its last payments to victims. The remaining money in the fund will be used for reconciliation projects.
A fund set up by the German government to compensate Nazi-era forced laborers has finished its last payments to victims. The remaining money in the fund will be used for reconciliation projects.
added 2007 Mon Jun 4 1:26:11 by populist
Tom takes us through his own life as a labor lawyer in Chicago, and shows us both the corporate forces working against the labor movement and the forces within unions that have created some real problems.
Tom takes us through his own life as a labor lawyer in Chicago, and shows us both the corporate forces working against the labor movement and the forces within unions that have created some real problems.
added 2007 Fri May 25 19:26:49 by trnscndr
By far the most bipartisan issue of our time, the need for immigration reform or enforcement is the most economically and morally important duty of our time. Please participate so we may provide this data to our elected officials. It is a very complex issue, so feel free to make suggestions on additional polling data you would like to see col
By far the most bipartisan issue of our time, the need for immigration reform or enforcement is the most economically and morally important duty of our time. Please participate so we may provide this data to our elected officials. It is a very complex issue, so feel free to make suggestions on additional polling data you would like to see col
added 2007 Thu May 17 0:24:54 by trnscndr
I will begin on a more anecdotal note, despite the very statistical nature of this article. When I was a kid, my mother let me borrow the lawnmower only after I had finished our own lawn, to go around the neighborhood and provide the same service to others who weren't blessed with kids to do yardwork. I got $5 or $6 a yard and I was rolling in t
I will begin on a more anecdotal note, despite the very statistical nature of this article. When I was a kid, my mother let me borrow the lawnmower only after I had finished our own lawn, to go around the neighborhood and provide the same service to others who weren't blessed with kids to do yardwork. I got $5 or $6 a yard and I was rolling in t
added 2007 Fri May 4 20:53:51 by MyWayOnNow
Scottish nationalists committed to independence from Britain became the largest party in the Scottish parliament on Friday in a severe blow to Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Party.
Scottish nationalists committed to independence from Britain became the largest party in the Scottish parliament on Friday in a severe blow to Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Party.
added 2007 Mon Apr 23 18:04:57 by gatitabonitasen
One of the most important bills for working Americans of the last 10 years is likely to go down in defeat, even though Democrats control Congress. The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is an anti-union-busting measure that would restore the right to form unions, a right working people have enjoyed mostly on paper since the "Reagan revolution&quo
One of the most important bills for working Americans of the last 10 years is likely to go down in defeat, even though Democrats control Congress. The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is an anti-union-busting measure that would restore the right to form unions, a right working people have enjoyed mostly on paper since the "Reagan revolution&quo
added 2007 Fri Apr 6 20:58:24 by populist
Bono promises to have decent working conditions and to abstain from employing child labor. According to the factory manager in Lesotho, Thabang Kholumo, the wages paid are 600 rand a month. This is a little over 50 cents an hour assuming a 40-hour work week.
Bono promises to have decent working conditions and to abstain from employing child labor. According to the factory manager in Lesotho, Thabang Kholumo, the wages paid are 600 rand a month. This is a little over 50 cents an hour assuming a 40-hour work week.
added 2007 Sun Mar 4 15:06:52 by Spadecaller
As migrant laborers flee Colorado because of tough new immigration restrictions, worried farmers are looking to prisoners to fill their places in the fields.
As migrant laborers flee Colorado because of tough new immigration restrictions, worried farmers are looking to prisoners to fill their places in the fields.
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added 2007 Thu Feb 15 20:36:12 by populist
Hershey Co. is cutting its work force by 1,500 and is building a new factory in Mexico as part of a three-year plan to scale back its production lines, the nation's biggest candy maker announced Thursday.
Hershey Co. is cutting its work force by 1,500 and is building a new factory in Mexico as part of a three-year plan to scale back its production lines, the nation's biggest candy maker announced Thursday.
added 2006 Thu Aug 17 6:37:55 by Neophile
Democratic leaders have found a new rallying cry that many of them say could prove powerful in the midterm elections and into 2008: denouncing Wal-Mart for what they say are substandard wages and health care benefits.
Democratic leaders have found a new rallying cry that many of them say could prove powerful in the midterm elections and into 2008: denouncing Wal-Mart for what they say are substandard wages and health care benefits.
added 2006 Wed Aug 2 19:27:50 by Neophile
China is determined to introduce trade unions in all local Wal-Mart stores, despite the retail giant's opposition to unions among its workers.
China is determined to introduce trade unions in all local Wal-Mart stores, despite the retail giant's opposition to unions among its workers.
