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Many in the solar industry are saying green-collar jobs are here, and with concentrating solar power, the sun will soon be able to compete with its fossil fuel rivals.
(Photo: Washington Independent)

Bill Extends US
Labor Law to Marianas

NLRB Seeks Order to
Force Massey to Rehire
Union Workers

In Food Price Crunch,
More Americans Seek Help

May Day Becomes an Annual
Tradition for Immigrant
and Workers' Rights

Arizona Debates Relaxing
Rules on Teen Labor Safety

Strike Hits
GM Plant

Service Sector
Growing Again

Tomato Pickers Say
Burger King Spies on Allies

May Day Rally Highlights
Connection Between Labor,
Immigrant Causes

For Striking Factory Workers,
US-First Pledge Falls Flat

Union's War Protest Shuts
Down West Coast Ports

Al Jazeera Cameraman Freed From
Guantanamo After Six Years

David Bacon:
"We Are Workers, Not Criminals"

Our
Memorial Day

Gerry Hudson:
Negotiate Green to
Protect Working People

More Republicans
Back Democrats' Housing Rescue

Economy Likely Shed
80,000 Jobs in April

Child Labor Cases
Uncovered in China

Foreclosures Spike 112 Percent -
No End in Sight

Teachers' Union Opposed to
Calls for Property Tax Cap

Clash Ahead Over Longshore
Union War Protest

South of
the Border

The Whistleblower's
Unending Story

Sweeping Changes Debated for
Family and Medical Leave Act

Debt Collection Done From India
Appeals to US Agencies

US Labor Presses CAFTA
Complaint Against Guatemala

Labor Leaders Discuss Mexican
Immigrant Workers' Rights

Senate Republicans Block
Pay Disparity Measure

GOP Set to Block
Pay Discrimination Bill

The Erosion of
Employer-Provided Health Care

White House Defends NAFTA
as Bush Meets With Heads of
Mexico, Canada

Employers Stuck for
Tradespeople, Technicians

Dean Baker:
The Homeownership Ideologues

Susan Rosenthal:
War in the House of Labor

Louis Uchitelle:
The Wage That Meant Middle Class

Doctors Pressured to
Downplay Workplace Injuries

Ambushing
Private Equity

US Airways Pilots
Replace Their Union

Workers Get Fewer Hours,
Deepening the Downturn

Federal Loans Not an Option for
Many Junior College Students

The Health Care
Union War

Workers Walk Off Job at
Lansing GM Assembly Plant

Inspectors Fault
FAA-Industry Partnerships

Guild Chief for Actors
Is No Pacifist

Angela Bonavoglia:
Does the Pope Care About
Workers' Rights?

CEOs' Pay Packages Played
Role in Mortgage Crisis

Bush and Pelosi
Step Up Clash Over Trade Pact

Management About to Ruin
Le Monde's Editorial Credibility

US Lenders Freeze
Home Equity Credit Lines

Union Killings Peril
Trade Pact With Colombia

Another Union
Blasts Tanker Deal

Labor

05.09.08


Lucy Gomez and Luis Humberto Ortiz recently discussed the murder of Ms. GomezŐs brother, a union leader and bank employee, who was beaten and stabbed to death as part of a recent increase in killings of union members in Colombia. These killings are emerging as a pressing issue in Washington as Democrats and Republicans battle over a trade deal with Colombia.
(Photo: Scott Dalton / The New York Times)

Housing Chief
Inattentive to Crisis

TV "Sweatshops"
Under Fire

Harnessing the Sun:
Future of Green Jobs

House Votes to Put Off
Trade Deal Bush Sought

Labor Gears Up Campaign Against
Colombia Free Trade Pact

Los Angeles Mayor Chides ICE for
Workplace Immigration Raids

from the to.newswire:
Audit Finds Major Hazards in
Interior Department

Fifty-Four Burmese Migrants
Killed in Thailand

Dissent in
the Ranks

Job Losses Bolster Calls
for Extension of Benefits

Elizabeth de la Vega
Bush's OSHA:
No Laws? No Crimes

Big
Trucking Deal

Lobby for Colombia Trade Pact
Casts Wide Net

Barbara Ehrenreich:
Truckers Protest,
the Resistance Begins

Bush to Force Vote
on Colombia Trade

Alarm Over Tactics of
"Union-Busting" Firm

Dean Baker:
The Foreclosure Prevention Act

Yifat Susskind:
The US-Colombia
Unfair Trade Agreement

Child Workers in Egypt
a Growing Problem

The New York Times:
"Undue Influence"
at Crandall Canyon?

Nike Plant in Vietnam
Still Closed

Dean Baker:
Economy Loses 83,000 Jobs

Group Says GE Supplier in China
Subjects Workers to Toxins

US Subprime Crisis to
Claim 200,000 Bank Jobs

Housing Accord
Puts Builders First

Truckers Disrupt Traffic
to Protest Fuel Prices

Auto Parts Workers Battle
Demand to Cut Wages in Half

SEIU Members Decry
Loyalty Oaths, Cozy Deals

Visa Application Period Opens
for Highly Skilled Workers

States Hit Hard by
Economic Downturn

UAW Lost
73,500 Members in 2007

Major Grower Ends Crop,
Lacking Workers

Indian Men in
US "Slave" Protest

Walgreen Discrimination
Settlement OK'd

The New York Times:
A Foolish Immigration Purge

Colombian Union Leader Builds
Opposition to Free Trade Deal

GM May Shut First Car Plant
Due to Strike

Companies Use Scans
to Track Employees

Millions of Jobs
of a Different Collar

Union Effort Led
to Firing, Worker Says

Stephen J. Rose and Anne Kim:
Democrats and the Economy

Isaiah J. Poole:
Merci, John McCain,
for Killing American Jobs

Cities Grapple With
Surge in Abandoned Homes

"Mortgage Rescue" Scams
Hit Close to Home

For Less-Educated Workers,
Good Jobs Will Be Harder to Find


Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has asked the federal government to review its immigration enforcement priorities, warning worksite raids on "nonexploitative" businesses could have "severe and lasting effects" on the local economy.
(Photo: AP)

Rising Health Costs
Cut Into Wages

The Nation:
The Gentlemen's Bailout

Court Questions
California on Unions

Jobless Claims
Jump by 22,000

Washington Starts Year
With Lowest Unemployment Rate
in Nation

Democrats, Bush Square Off
Over Housing Relief

Kansas Targets Employers Who
Don't Pay Immigrant Workers

Delta to Cut Jobs;
United to Trim Fleet

Strike Transcends
Labor Dispute

District of Columbia Nears Vote
on Employer-Paid Sick Leave

CEOs See Green Energy Policies
Preserving US Jobs

Chrysler Plans to Shut Down
Company for Two Weeks

R. Pollin and H. Garrett-Peltier:
The Wages of Peace

Michael Zweig:
The War and the Working Class

David Sirota:
Remembering
What Nixon Learned

Businesses Face Cut
in Immigrant Work Force

Judge Calls
Immigration Officials' Decision
"Beyond Cruel"

Labor Advocate
Former Senator Metzenbaum Dies

Test of Wills Steps Up
at American Axle

Shipyard Workers Organize
to Stop 21st Century Slavery

Contractors Escape
Ethics Laws

Brecher, Costello and Smith:
Labor's War on Global Warming

Job Losses'
Ramifications Far-Reaching

At EPA, Unions Break
From Management

Part-Time Professors
Organizing Unions

Petroleum
Feeds Patriarchy

Sharp Drop in Jobs Adds to
Grim Picture of US Economy

Angry Boeing Supporters
Target McCain

Congress Panel Rips
Lavish Pay of Subprime CEOs

Private Sector Sheds Jobs
for Third Consecutive Month

Hope in the
Time of NAFTA

Foreclosures Set Records
as Housing Troubles Worsen

Norway Makes an
Investment in Diversity

Hollywood Braces for
Threat of Actors' Strike

A New Job Track for
Single Mothers in Wyoming

Los Angeles Labor
Ordinance Voided

NAFTA Has Had Its
Trade-Offs for the US

New Jersey Senate Approves
Six-Week Paid Work Leave

Is a Lean Economy
Turning Mean?

Tula Connell:
Union-Busting,
the Latest Ugly US Export

Ted Lewis:
Linking NAFTA and Immigration

Robert B. Reich:
Does Labor Need More Clout?

Dean Baker:
The Low-Income Homeowner
Tax

Candidates' NAFTA Attacks
Ignore Mexico's Record

A Leader at the Point of
Union Growth and Criticism

Arizona Law Punishes Employers
Hiring Illegal Immigrants

Verizon Workers Prepare
for Contract Fight

"Virtual Fence" Along
Border to Be Delayed

Union Numbers Up in Pennsylvania
for First Time Since 2001

US Steps Up
Deportation of Immigrants

Labor Panel
Says Immigration Raids Violate
Workers' Rights

Auto Workers on Strike
Against American Axle

Factory Jobs Take Center Stage
Leading Up to Ohio Primary

 

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