$27 million granted to hire New York's unemployed for Sandy relief
There were protests to demand power be restored and for more help with the clean up. This situation to too big and too costly for private, profit-making companies to handle.
N. Calif. registered nurses still fighting Sutter takeaways
For the seventh time since fall 2011, registered nurses were walking picket lines at eight Sutter Health facilities in northern California.
Lesson for the day – stop Fat Cats from robbing our schools
TIFs - or Tax Increment Financing - is a method powerful financial interests have devised to divert public monies to private coffers.
Janitors slated for Christmas layoff swamp City Hall
Hundreds of O'Hare Airport workers slated to lose their jobs just before Christmas marched through City Hall today, chanting and waving banners, flags and signs.
Quality care group wins “open government” award
The CCQCC recently won an "open government" award in recognition of the group's fight to open the books on the operation of the OMC.
NLRB to probe overly broad employee handbooks
The NLRB's top lawyer is turning his attention to overly broad "employee handbooks" that curb or violate workers' rights.
Community protests grocery chain's cooperation with ICE
Protesters also urged customers to join a boycott of all Mi Pueblo stores to protest the company's announcement that it was cooperating with the government's online E-Verify program.
Florida magnate threatens firings if Obama wins
Shades of 1896: A Florida-based time-share magnate is threatening to fire workers if a Democratic Party's presidential nominee wins the November election.
Outsourced Bain workers describe life in Romney’s America
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is utterly disconnected from workers in America.
What’s the matter with white people?
Building on its stereotype of African-Americans from 30 years ago, the Republican Party has made "cops, firefighters, nurses and teachers into its new 'welfare queens.'"
