20 February 2009
After nearly a half-century of steady decline, American unions are showing unmistakable signs that they’re finally reversing direction.

The clearest evidence of that comes in a survey by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics...
10 February 2009
This is not a happy time for American autoworkers. Their employers are cutting thousands of jobs, closing plants, and demanding – and getting – major pay and benefit concessions from their union.

Normally, February would be a...
02 February 2009
It’s the 90th anniversary this month of the general strike that brought the city of Seattle to a virtual standstill -- one of the very few general strikes in U.S.history and certainly one of the most dramatic and disruptive.
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30 December 2008
Few government employees have more important responsibilities than the federal air traffic controllers whose primary job is to protect the safety of the ever-growing number of air travelers. Yet few federal employees are more badly treated...
06 December 2008
Women are well on the way to overtaking men in the ranks of organized labor -- and for good reason. As a new study shows, women who’ve joined unions have significantly better pay and benefits than working women who have not joined....
29 November 2008
Barry Bonds is excited. “Really excited!” he exclaims. ”It’s awesome … really gets your blood pumpin’!”

Ah, he must mean how it felt blasting those record-breaking 762 homeruns during his quarter-century as a Major League...

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