Coalition demands Senate keep country-of-origin label law
"COOL has been embraced by consumers who want to know where their food comes from and by family farmers who are proud to provide that information."
NNU leader: U.S. hospitals won’t protect workers vs. Ebola unless feds order it
The largest U.S. organization of nurses steps up the demand for tougher Ebola safety precautions in the nation's hospitals.
Teamsters' teach-in spotlights environmental injustice at hazardous Missouri landfill
The landfill contains 8,700 tons of un-containerized radioactive waste and there's a fire at the site.
D.C. hospital nurses campaign vs. short-staffing, for better patient care
"Since there are not enough nurses to safely staff the current ER, how are we going to provide quality care for more patients in an expanded ER?"
Protestors stand their ground against racism and ignorance
The pro-Darren Wilson folks were screaming rage-soaked insults, but the protestors stoically chanted back in unison.
Rights groups sue feds over immigrant families
"What we are seeing in Artesia is nothing less than a sham process that values expediency over justice".
Supreme Court makes it tougher for women to exercise choice
The Massachusetts policy aimed to protect women as they accessed reproductive health care against a backdrop of harassment and even physical attacks from anti-choice protesters.
Poultry inspectors say new policy could prove lethal for consumers
The proposal would allow plants to increase their line speeds up to 175 chicken carcasses per minute.
Labor comes out on top in San Jose primaries
In San Jose, working people, and city workers in particular, have faced an antagonistic city government for the past eight years.
Cowboys and Indians fighting together this week against the XL Pipeline
The Cowboy and Indian Alliance is marching on the Capitol in Washington for Earth Day today through April 27 to protest the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline.
