SF Symphony strikers protest out-of-tune execs
SAN FRANCISCO - Tired of prolonged stalling by management, over 100 musicians of the San Francisco Symphony - one of the country's top symphony orchestras - entered the second week of a strike with a March 21 protest.
Today in labor history: Bob Marley, champion of the oppressed, is born
Bob Marley, who introduced reggae to the world and gave voice to the passion of oppressed people, was born 68 years ago in the Jamaican village of Nine Mile.
Public pressure stops Walmart land purchase
Walmart lost a major battle to build a 130,000 square foot supercenter in Southfield, as the City Council voted to not rezone a land parcel the big box giant wanted.
Today in labor history: People's poet Robert Burns is born
Along with memorable love poems - he was quite a ladies' man - Burns celebrated the lowly and downtrodden.
Despite "right to work," union organizing not letting up in Michigan
Tea Party Republicans should have witnessed what took place last night at the Cesar Chavez Academy, a large for-profit charter school in Southwest Detroit.
"Unfinished Business": Unique exhibit presents domestic workers' stories
She needed a notebook more than food. It would save her sanity and soul.
Today in labor history: Workers perform "Pins and Needles" on Broadway
Nov. 27, 1937, the pro-labor musical revue, "Pins & Needles," opens on Broadway with a cast of International Ladies Garment Workers Union members.
Video: Nationwide actions greet Walmart on Black Friday
Actions ranged from picket lines to in-store actions.
Indy stands up for Walmart workers
Nearly 40 community and union members showed up at an East Side Walmart here to show solidarity with the store's workers.
Walmart workers strike on Black Friday
The walkout was one of dozens against the retail giant across the nation protesting Walmart's bully tactics aimed at silencing the "OUR Walmart" worker upsurge.
