U.S. West Coast ports registered a modest increase of 5 percent in total loaded containers during the first six months of 2011 compared to the same period last year. Export growth exceeded growth in imports, with exports up 9...
Read MoreWhen Harry Kelber, the 96-year-old relentless labor advocate and editor of The Labor Educator speaks, the leadership of the AFL-CIO should listen. A vigorous champion for the rights of rank-and-file workers vis-a-vis their...
Read MoreWhatcom County Planning and Development fined SSA Marine $2,000 for unauthorized road-grading work at the Gateway Pacific Terminal site at Cherry Point. The company also will have to pay $2,400 for county staff costs in dealing...
Read MoreOutside Verizon corporate headquarters in downtown Manhattan, a group of more than 40 union employees gathered wearing red shirts and placards proclaiming “CWA on Strike For Middle Class Jobs.” Over 45,000 Verizon...
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