Wal-Mart warehouse workers file wage theft suit
A group of 18 warehouse workers here filed a lawsuit in federal court Nov. 18 against two staffing firms they say are not paying them for the hours they worked.
Big changes in the Catholic liturgy
Catholics and around the English-speaking world used for the first time the new version of its most standard Mass Nov. 27.
New Haven prepares for week of action for jobs
Actions include supporting the emergency need for massive public works jobs to restart the economy and aid communities, to be paid for by taxing the rich and ending the wars.
The Republicans' pizza problem
Actually it's not the pizza. It's the tomato paste on the pizza. Do the Republicans have a thing about veggies?
Advocacy group warning seasonal workers: don't fall victim to wage theft
This holiday season, the National Consumers League is issuing a reminder to part-time and seasonal workers of their rights and protections under federal labor laws and warning them about the prevalence of abuses in the workplace.
Routine teen-aged HIV test proposed by doctors
The Center for Disease Control has called for universal testing of all patients between the ages of 16 and 64. However, the U.S. Public Health Service has not endorsed the proposal.
International solidarity ends in win for New York paper mill workers
A pair of international union allies helped Paperworkers at the Huhtamaki Packaging Plant in Fulton, N.Y., defeat a terrible company health insurance scheme.
U.S. last in unionization among developed countries
The U.S. is dead last among 21 top developed nations in both unionization rates and union coverage of the workforce and it's not because of globalization or high technology.
Connecticut protests demand jobs for infrastructure repair
A closed youth center in New Haven and a highway entrance in Hartford were the sites of lively rallies Nov. 17.
Bridge rally puts focus on jobs, infrastructure
Principal organizers were SEIU, MoveOn and Occupy Baltimore. Speakers included health care workers, unemployed workers, teachers and community activists.
