by Toneshia Harris | Sep 26, 2008 | National News
Nearly half of the worlds migrants are women. Increasingly, migration provides them with opportunities to find better jobs. However, many still accept lower skilled jobs for higher pay and some may even become victims of exploitation and abuse. In partnership with the... by Toneshia Harris | Sep 26, 2008 | National News
United Steelworkers Delegates Approve National Oil Bargaining Policy. Provisions in the National Oil Bargaining policy ensure that our oil facilities and communities will be safer and that oil workers will be able to take care of their families, said USW International... by Toneshia Harris | Sep 19, 2008 | National News
When Mike Pyne and other union foot soldiers knock on doors to promote Senator Barack Obama, they often confront a tricky challenge: how to persuade union members to vote on the basis of their wallets rather than on issues like abortion, gun rights and race. In... by Toneshia Harris | Sep 19, 2008 | National News
A new 4-year labor agreement between the United Steelworkers (USW) and U.S. Steel covering some 16,000 union members at 14 locations has been ratified by the membership in a mail-in secret ballot vote of 10,571 to 2,670, concluded here today at the unions... by Toneshia Harris | Sep 12, 2008 | National News
Boeing Co. production workers on strike since Saturday can tap $150 per week three weeks into walkout. The Machinists union has a $140 million strike fund and can sustain support for striking Boeing Co. production workers for five or six months, President Tom... by Toneshia Harris | Sep 12, 2008 | National News
The nation paused to mark the seventh anniversary of Sept. 11 on Thursday, holding ceremonies and moments of silence to commemorate the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000. President Bush led a White House gathering, while relatives of victims killed in New...