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Richard Trumka to speak at Workers’ Memorial Day service in Pittsburgh

Wednesday, April 28 marks the 22nd annual Workers’ Memorial Day. This year,... more

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ILLEGALS v.s. "Git-er-done" Arizona

Arizona's immigration strategy: Make life tough - latimes.com Reporting from... more

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Immigration / Breeders

Expanding U.S. economy through immigration beats shrinking -( or is it a scam?)-... more

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Union Membership Drops 10%, Endangering Influence

Organized labor lost 10% of its members in the private sector last year, the largest... more

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Students Win in Anti-Sweatshop Movement!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/business/18labor.html?_r=1 Labor Fight Ends in... more

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immirgration problem or a non free dream...?

Some people seem to think illegal immigration isn't a problem, not to sound like a bitch but you wouldn't if you or your parents were illegals and if they weren't your grandparents. And what's with everyone saying that this country was built on the backs of immigrates, i didn't know slaves migrated to this country it was built on slavery and free labor that's the truth. Wanting a better life is great but it's hard to say i want better life and can't get to where i come from and then claim you deserve to be a citizen because all you want to do is work and have a life for your family and kids. What about the guy who's family knows nothing else besides America and also wants a better life but can't achieve that because someone says i'll do the work cheaper and longer with no health coverage and no benefits, cash only.
In no other country can illegal immigrates demand anything, only in the great USA, so i say give them their citizenship, you want to claim to be true American citizen then pay taxes, you believe you have a right to the same health care and rights then you should pay for it. If we registered every illegal immigrate and then taxed them out the ass, set in place laws that had harsher penalties like actual jail time instead of a free trip home, i bet you people would think twice about running across the border or coming to America for vacation and staying. I'm just wondering why people feel if you say "you don't deserve shit and the fact you get taken advantage of is your own fault", their a racist and that America and should be open for any and everyone.
But it is your fault you get paid low wages and have no health care and get taken advantage of, since when is anything in this world for free..? why do you think that what you go through in your country gives you a right to come to another and make it hard on another man. Mexico's president even stated to the world "that illegals take the jobs that not even blacks want"
and he's damn right we've worked them since 1506 for FREE and the little bit of minimum wage blacks fought and died for won't go up cause someone with no papers will work for anything. Rules are set in place for a reason, they might suck but you can't make a change if your willing to be happy eating shit all you do is make it stink for the rest of us.
Not only would it help us out with our hugh debt, create jobs and force us to over haul the entire system cause you know someones gonna get mad and swear a great injustice but wheres the justice for us actual tax paying, social security card carrying citizens...?
i love George Lopez but he's an idiot to think that illegal immigration only upsets white people as if AMERICANS don't need a job. He represents his country to the fullest yet we as Americans don't have the same right?. If we flooded his country and under cut his fellow men,push them out of jobs then tell them you really don't want to work this job let me do it as well as stressed the medical system and basically did what we wanted in Mexico they claim the capitalist Americanos were destroying his homeland and we'd just continue to be the big mean super power.

i think any time people think it's OK for any group of people to break the law to better your self, at the expense of others.....your the true capitalist, liar, cheat and thiefSome people seem to think illegal immigration isn't a problem, not to sound like... more

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Obama to Deliver Labor Day Speech to Unions

U.S. President Barack Obama will mark the Labor Day holiday Monday with a speech to... more

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LABOR DAY PARADE & MARCH- NYC

The New York City Central Labor Council proudly announces the 2009 Labor Day Parade... more

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Thank a union member

Whether you belong to a labor union or not, you owe a lot to them.

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Why Can't We Fire the Boss?

Just last week Hartmarx, a Chicago company in the business of making business suits,... more

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Hartmarx Workers Push Back

Workers at the suit makers, Hart, Schaffner & Marx make fine suits including the... more

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Unions in America - Part 1

Elaine Bernard: Private sector union membership has plummeted while the public sector... more

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UAW Strike Could Derail Loans

The U.S. Treasury Department could declare General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC in... more

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Why we Need a Jailout, Not a Bailout

Stephen Lerner and Danny Schechter on Wall Street's crimes. Will they go unpunished?

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Labor unrest growing in China

At least one strike involving more than 1,000 workers occurs every day in China's... more

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Starbucks fires another barista for union activity

Starbucks terminated a barista active in the IWW Starbucks Workers Union today as part... more

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French unions on strike

France's transport and public sector workers began a nationwide strike today in... more

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Why is Burger King Spying on Student Labor Organisations?

The fast-food company tries to hide its anti-labor practices

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Union trys to organize Starbucks employees

The International Workers of the World union has been trying to mobilize employees of... more

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Poverty matters in 2008

We need reform in this country--support living wage jobs, not minimum wage jobs, and a... more

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