To mark the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg, TIME has published a richly illustrated book ‘Gettysburg: Turning …
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Fiji Is No Paradise for Low-Wage Workers, Says New Website
A new union campaign wants tourists to think twice before vacationing in Fiji
New York Hotels to Provide ‘Panic Buttons’ for Housekeeping Staff
Less than a year after the high-profile case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the New York Hotel Trades Council, a union that represents more than 30,000 hotels, presented a proposal Tuesday to require hotels across the city to …
Wisconsin Marching Band Tune Sparks Rose-Bowl Debate
High schoolers “sticking it” to the government at the Rose Bowl? It’s unlikely.
The Pulaski High School Red Raider Marching Band of Pulaski, Wisc. was commended by the Daily Kos for playing a pro-union song during the Rose …
NBA Players Look to Disband Union: Will There Be a Season At All?
While scuttling the NBA owners’ offer that came with a hefty ultimatum, the NBA Players Association showed it feels talks have completely disintegrated and will take their issues with owners to a courtroom.
In a show of …
Hertz Fires 26 Muslims For Refusing to Clock Out During Prayer Breaks
Prayer breaks were breaking protocol at one Hertz location, leading the company to slam the brakes on the employees.
Protests Turn Nasty in Greece
“We are not lazy; it’s the Germans, they want to take our blood.”
— ELEFTHERIOS ZARKADOS, a protester outside Greece’s parliament building on Wednesday, during a 48-hour rally against more anticipated cost-cutting measures by …
NBA Union Talks Collapse: League to Lockout Players at Midnight
For the second time this year, a professional sports league labor stalemate has led to a work stoppage.
This time, just two weeks after a gripping, dramatic playoffs and championship, the NBA will lock out its players …
NBA Lockout Looms Large as Players and Owners Face Off
With the NFL still involved in an indefinite lockout, all sports fans need is another one. But there’s a good chance they’ll get it if NBA players and team owners don’t come to an agreement by Thursday that would prevent a work …
A Not-Quite National Holiday: Eight States Celebrate Cesar Chavez Day
Some call him the Martin Luther King Jr. of Latino civil rights, but only eight states choose to honor him.
Is an NFL Lockout Imminent? Players, Owners Agree to 24-Hour Extension on Talks
As a midnight deadline for a collective bargaining agreement comes closer by the minute, the NFL and the union representing its players have decided to extend the deadline for at least 24 more hours, Sports Illustrated reported …
Unlikely Wisconsin Protesters: A ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Co-Pilot and a Camel
When he’s not in the sky, one revered pilot is fighting for union rights in Wisconsin.