by Toneshia Harris | Mar 9, 2009 | Local News
Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. yesterday reiterated his call for the passage of his bill seeking to expand the prohibited acts of discrimination against women workers in observance of International Women’s Day. Under Revilla’s Senate Bill No. 802, Section 135 of... by Toneshia Harris | Mar 8, 2009 | Local News
Vice President Joe Biden told the AFL-CIO Executive Council today that returning our economy to health means restoring the basic right to join a union and bargain collectively. And the way to do that is by passing the Employee Free Choice Act. He quoted President... by Toneshia Harris | Mar 6, 2009 | Local News
We all know our island is facing an economic downturn that is affecting many of our lives, but how bad do you think it is? Currently, just in the Public Health Office in Mangilao, five eligibility specialists are handling about 1600 cases on programs for food stamps,... by Toneshia Harris | Mar 6, 2009 | Local News
Anne Janks, a workers’ rights activist, is on the front lines of the economic crisis. She hears every day from people like Joe Buczek, who told her that when he recently lost his job at a gourmet grocery in Tampa, Fla., his boss told him to take his final pay in... by Toneshia Harris | Mar 6, 2009 | Local News
1765 The first society of working women, the Daughters of Liberty, is organized as an auxiliary of the Sons of Liberty, a workingman’s association. 1824 Women workers strike for the first time, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 102 women workers strike in support of...