July 29, 2011 By Harry Kelber Whether or not Democrats and Republicans reach a bipartisan agreement on raising the nation’s debt ceiling before the August 2 deadline, American workers and…
…great news at a time when Nassau needs it the most. On August 1st, you can put Nassau County on the right path by voting in a special election to…
…has borrowed over $3 billion from the federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (also known as the Recovery Act) provided interest-free loans to New…
By Erica Varlese Employment on Wall Street fell from June to July. The Daily News explains why we need to “pick sides” in the Verizon strike. Dozens of employees at…
…works contractors to limit work to eight hours per day. The first state law was passed in 1891, by Kansas. Forty-one states followed suit in the following year. This ground-breaking…
…2011, a bill that will help provide job opportunities to at-risk youth. In Cheektowaga, NY, 98 percent of American Axle workers voted to reject their contract. President Barack Obama is…
…the likelihood that a worker will put off needed care and increases rates of preventive care among workers and their children. In other news on paid sick days, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer…
…the rubble at the World Trade Center site. These were the months when the air was most toxic. As a result, a year later he was diagnosed with a series…
…start of the recession in December 2007. With this shortfall in mind the Center for American Progress has begun a series of proposals entitled Job Strategies that Work on ways…
June 13, 2011 Reprint, Supermarket News BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons LLC here said Thursday it plans to eliminate self-checkout systems from all stores by the end of August so it…
