Labor

• Thousands of NJ police officers, firefighters protest March 4, 2011
• California commission recommends pension rollback for state workers February 23, 2011
• Egypt's new military govt. to ban unions, strikes February 15, 2011
• Jobless rate drops to 9 percent in January despite weak hiring February 4, 2011
• Govt. agency: Deadly mine accident preventable January 21, 2011
• Officials working quietly to allow states to go bankrupt January 21, 2011
• The truth behind the December jobless numbers January 11, 2011
• States turning to laws to curb labor unions January 3, 2011
• Veterans of recent wars confront grim employment landscape December 30, 2010
• US changes how it measures long-term unemployment December 28, 2010
• Three killed in Bangladesh salary protest December 14, 2010
• Protests threaten France shut down October 16, 2010
• Zambia investigates mine shootings October 16, 2010
• Deaths in China coal mine accident October 16, 2010
• Many restaurant employees say they must work when they are ailing October 5, 2010
• UN: Global unemployment to trigger further social unrest October 1, 2010
• 'Lack of leadership' put miners at risk, govt. report says September 30, 2010
• Anti-austerity protests hit Europe September 29, 2010
• Pension plans threaten to make Sarkozy a one-term president September 27, 2010
• Black leaders oppose new rules on aid to career colleges September 27, 2010
• IMF fears 'social explosion' from world jobs crisis September 13, 2010
• Explosion rocks Honeywell uranium plant run by scab workers September 9, 2010
• Millions of American unemployed will not find jobs September 5, 2010
• Labor Day: Immigrants build the US economy September 3, 2010
• Global firms violate international labor standards in USA September 2, 2010
• No holiday for labor unions August 31, 2010
• South African unions 'to widen strike' August 27, 2010
• More than 1 million South Africa state workers strike August 18, 2010
• Weak private hiring shows recovery on the ropes August 6, 2010
• Greece - society begins to crack under harsh measures July 30, 2010
• Bangladesh sets minimum wage for garment workers July 29, 2010
• Workers on doomed rig voiced concern about safety July 21, 2010
• GOP: No more help for jobless, but rich must keep tax cuts July 15, 2010
• Congress stalled as two million lose jobless benefits July 11, 2010
• Panama strikers seize police July 10, 2010
• Wealthy reap rewards while those who work lose July 9, 2010
• With income gap at 80-year high, solutions remain elusive July 8, 2010
• Higher income makes CEOs meaner to employees -- study July 7, 2010
• Seven unions coordinate six-state strike, Red Cross responds with lockout June 29, 2010
• Unions representing workers in Canada, Mexico, and US explore merger June 28, 2010