By Jared Shelly – Go to college. Get an internship. Get a job. That’s been the pathway to success for many young adults for years. But these days, student loan bills are crippling, and many employers are looking for candidates…
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Labor board OKs personal use of company e-mail
By TOM RAUM – WASHINGTON (AP) — In a victory for unions, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday that employees can use their company email accounts for union organizing and other workplace-related purposes, if they do it on their…
Carpenters Union Helps Pink Nuns Mark Their 100th Anniversary
By The Philly Public Record – They are best known as the Pink Nuns and that they live, work, and prayer behind a grated iron fence that keeps them from mingling with the public. Most Philadelphians are unaware of their…
Spreading The Holiday Cheer To Those Who Are Less Fortunate
By The PA. AFL-CIO – Tis more rewarding to give than to receive; and during this Holiday Season our unions and our members across Pennsylvania are generously responding to the calls for help from their United Way Labor Liaisons and…
Wall Street to Workers: Give Us Your Retirement Savings and Stop Asking Questions BY David Sirota
BY David Sirota – If you are a public school teacher in Kentucky, the state has a message for you: You have no right to know the details of the investments being made with your retirement savings. That was the…
