Did a Mississippi Raid Protect Right-wing Politicians?
LAUREL, MS (8/31/08) -- On August 25, immigration agents swooped down on Howard Industries, a Mississippi electrical equipment factory, taking 481 workers to a privately-run detention center in Jena, Louisiana.
Gatineau Wal-Mart Goes Union at Last
In a historic breakthrough, nine employees at a store in Gatineau, Quebec, became the only Wal-Mart workers in North America with a union contract, after an arbitrator imposed a collective agreement on August 15.
Sarah Palin: The View from Alaska
'If Palin has two thoughts about foreign policy, she's managed to keep them to herself. Ditto health care. National energy policy. Fiscal policy. You could make a long list, but I'll stop there...'
Obama Reinforces Pro-Worker Pledges
In a video recorded message to supporters Monday, Sept. 1st, Barack Obama expressed his best wishes on this Labor Day and renewed his pledge to have a worker-friendly presidential administration.
Labor Presses Forward on Employee Free Choice Act
To counter a multi-million dollar ad campaign launched by anti-worker groups opposed to the Employee Free Choice Act, a number of unions and labor-backed organizations like American Rights at Work, have launched their own ad campaign promoting the proposed bill.
Labor Day Marks the Beginning of the Campaign for Change
This Labor Day, working people are vowing to increase the struggle to end Bush administration and Republican Party policies that have presided over the second recession in seven years and have failed to bring needed relief.
