by Toneshia Harris | Oct 24, 2008 | National News
With a union job, Joe and Jane would be paid 30% more than they would make in a non-union job. Joe and Jane would have health insurance and a retirement. Their workplace would be safer and most importantly they would have job protection. There would be job training so... by Toneshia Harris | Oct 24, 2008 | National News
A federal judge ordered a payday on Tuesday for three dozen immigrant delivery workers who toiled for years at New York City restaurants without proper wages. U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Dolinger ordered the owner of several popular Vietnamese cafes to pay more than... by Toneshia Harris | Oct 24, 2008 | National News
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) took the next step in its sustainability journey by hosting an unprecedented gathering of more than 1,000 leading suppliers, Chinese officials and NGOs in Beijing, China. The company outlined a series of aggressive goals and... by Toneshia Harris | Oct 17, 2008 | National News
More than 66.74 million Chinese migrant workers, people who come from rural areas and land jobs in cities, became trade union members, said the All-China Federation of Trade Unions on Tuesday. The federation estimated there are 210 million migrant workers nationwide... by Toneshia Harris | Oct 17, 2008 | National News
Following last year’s successful event, when a record-breaking number of people stood up against poverty, the Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP) is organising the 2008 event on 17-19 October. GCAP members and supporters are united by the use of a white... by Toneshia Harris | Oct 17, 2008 | National News
Seventeen workers at a Samsung SDI plant in Busan were admitted to the Korean Metal Workers’ Union on October 13 in “protest against the company’s unilateral reassignment of the workers to its affiliate,†the union said on October 14. It is rare for...