Labor
April 28, 2008 -
As Fair Food activists gather today in Miami to deliver the first 75,000 signatures on a petition urging Burger King to eliminate slavery and human rights abuses from Florida's tomato fields, new information has come to light about who was behind online postings attacking the Coalition of Immokalee
February 13, 2008 -
The next time you pick up a House of Raeford product at the grocery store -- Black Forest Turkey Ham, perhaps, or maybe some Chicken Tenders -- you should stop and think about the human suffering that's not listed among the ingredients.
October 12, 2007 -
Steven Greenhouse, a long-time reporter for The New York Times covering labor issues (remember when all papers had labor reporters?), has
September 4, 2007 -
According to an extensive AFL-CIO report on workplace safety, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded 5,734 workplace fatalities in 2005.
June 28, 2007 -
A recent article in the Mississippi Sun Herald highlights a growing crisis among state employee pension funds, particularly in Mississippi where the state's pension fund is $6 billion short.
June 27, 2007 -
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) held a hearing yesterday on the adequacy of labor law enforcement in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.
June 21, 2007 -
by Tula Connell Guest Blogger
