Today in Native History: Court rules an Indian is a man
On May 12 in 1879, Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca tribe was declared a man in the federal courts of the U.S.
Why is the postmaster general understating postal revenue gains?
The supposed loss results from crushing pension pre-funding requirements imposed on the Postal Service.
Today in labor history: Muhammad Ali indicted
On May 8, 1967, A federal grand jury indicted Muhammad Ali for refusing to be inducted into the armed forces.
Walmart workers call on Obama to challenge retailer on wages
"Either you are going to keep your gas or your lights on, not both. You shouldn't have to make choices like that in America today."
Union leaders to lawmakers: pay freezes, furloughs hit federal workers’ morale
"Federal employees are a devoted and resilient bunch. They despise what politicians have done to them."
Today in labor history: Steinbeck wins Pulitzer for "The Grapes of Wrath"
The book combines simple, plainspoken language and compelling plot with rich description, one of Steinbeck's most effective works of social commentary.
Gov. Jerry Brown and the new, but weak, minimum wage law
Most Californians are well aware that the state minimum wage is going up to $10.00/hour. But when and how?
Senate GOP defeats minimum wage hike
The Senate tried to raise the nation's minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. But its Democratic sponsors needed 60 votes to start debate, and got six fewer than that.
Alabama says it can fire workers for telling the truth
In certain circumstances, the state of Alabama says, it can fire or discipline a state worker who tells the truth - even if the truth exposes fraud and corruption.
Firefighters battle cancer as well as flames in toxic homes
Firefighters can smell smoke on their hair and skin for days after a fire; chemicals get into skin through the pores.
