Undaunted by rain, Tacoma marchers demand “$15 now!”
It was International Women's Day, Mar. 8, and nearly 100 women and men marched in a steady downpour here to demand an increase in the minimumwage to $15 an hour.
Today in women's history: Physician Sarah Dolley born
She was supportive of women's rights, and instrumental in the formation of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union in 1893.
Official February unemployment at 6.7 percent
U.S. Unemployment rose by 0.1 percent in February, to 6.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
Today in women’s history: “General” Harriet Tubman dies
Called "general," "Moses" and "one of the bravest persons on this continent," Harriet Tubman, born around 1820, died today in 1913.
New postal union leader seeks to halt latest privatization scheme
As far as Mark Dimondstein is concerned, the members of the Postal Workers are going to be out in the streets even more than they already are.
AFT exposes for-profit charter school industry
AFT is launching a campaign to expose the for-profit charter school industry as more interested in profits for its CEOs and stockholders than it is in teaching kids.
Today in women’s history: Georgia O’Keefe, American artist, dies at 98
Georgia O'Keefe, one of the most renowned and honored American artists, died March 6, 1986, at the age of 98.
Good Jobs First analysis: The corporate rich get richer
States and cities frequently shower firms with millions of dollars in tax breaks, all in the name of gaining - or keeping - jobs. The corporate rich get richer from it.
