Community-labor coalition cheers minimum wage ordinance in San Diego
But even as the San Diego Labor Council hailed the new measure, it warned about an underhanded petition to undermine it.
Federal court ruling a victory for 700 arrested on Brooklyn Bridge
"This is a major victory upholding the fundamental constitutional rights of people to engage in First Amendment-protected activity in New York City."
Washington state teens initiate march protesting killing of Michael Brown
"I wanted to raise awareness about this issue and to support the people of Ferguson to let them know there are people here on the west coast who care about them."
Connecticut labor, environmental, peace groups join together for People's Climate March
"Working people will suffer disproportionately from the current patterns of investment and neglect that do not prioritize good jobs, clean air, and healthy communities."
Yale art students show solidarity with Ferguson, Missouri
They walked in silence holding signs that read "Hands Up - Don't Shoot" and posters with the names of victims of police brutality from around the country including New Haven.
Labor joins community at Ferguson march
As the mile-long column marched down the main street of Florissant, whole families poured from their doors and joined the procession: the peoples' struggle is the workers' struggle.
Protesters speak out on massive failure of policing in Ferguson
The interviews with people in Ferguson demonstrate how what should have been a week of peaceful protest became for Ferguson the trauma of experiencing police terrorism.
Ferguson community struggles for justice, unity and peace
"Due to huge turnout, it took me hours to travel the two miles from my home to the site of a rally in a packed church Sunday, a day of healing, a day of looking for answers."
Reporter to get Newspaper Guild award for defying subpoena
Newspaper Guild will give its Herbert Block Freedom Award to James Risen, a New York Times reporter who has defied a federal subpoena since 2006 demanding he reveal his key source.
Ohio governor candidate issues working-class program
Fitzgerald showed the stark difference between his program and the the anti-labor, anti-civil rights, anti-woman, anti-local government, anti-public education policies of the incumbent.
