Judge rules for L.A. Clean Trucks Program
In a major step forward for better air quality around the nation's ports, U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder ruled Aug. 26 that the Port of Los Angeles is within its rights to implement a Clean Trucks Program.
Down at the docks, cleaner air may be coming
The docks near you might be getting a breath of fresh air soon, with a crucial piece of environmental legislation introduced into Congress last week.
Obama admin presses Senate to help end gender wage gap
The Obama administration is urging the Senate to end wage discrimination against women by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act.
Panel: Family policy caught in political partisanship
WASHINGTON (PAI) - Policies on whether, and how, to aid the nation's families have gotten caught in the poisonous political partisanship permeating the country, said speakers at a panel on the future of families.
Cheers for our side!
Cheers and jeers: Frogs and workers? Texas turning blue? Republicans going Green? Obama a Communist? and more.
Oil spill workers report illness, possible long term effects
Cleanup workers are getting sick and health professionals are warning about the long term effects on everyone, including the general population.
Ruth Emerson, civil rights leader
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Judges and lawyers, professors and educators, family and friends all spoke fondly of Ruth Calvin Emerson at the celebration of her life held at the New Haven Peoples Center on June 26.
Huge May Day rallies fueled by outrage over Arizona law
Well over 100,000 rallied May 1 in more than 100 communities, a massive outpouring fueled by outrage over Arizona's viciously anti-immigrant SB 1070.
While golfers play, locked out workers picket
PLEASANTON, Calif. - Bright spring grass, gentle breezes, a tree-lined country road. It should have been an idyllic setting for the golfers fanning out across the fairways at Castlewood Country Club on a sunny Sunday morning. But...
Senators float biometric ID for immigration reform
Sens. Graham and Schumer consider biometric IDs for workers as central to immigration reform.
