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Workers Pay the Price in an Era of Declining Job Quality

Janet Murguía | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Workforce, Safety Laws, Latinos, Wage Laws, Occupational Fatality Rate, Recession, Competition, Labor Protections, Labor Day, Employers, Labor Laws, Health Insurance, National Council of La Raza, Health Care, U.S. Department of Labor, Business News
Janet Murguía

When employers violate wage and occupational safety laws, they effectively devalue hard work and workers' lives. It is simply outrageous and unacceptable that a country like ours allows people to work to death.

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Live from the Toronto Film Festival: Day 1

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Toronto International Film Festival, Oscar, Tiff, Dvr, Labor Day, Bell, New York Film Festivals, Cadillac, Academy Awards, Toronto Film Festival, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

The Toronto International Film Festival suffers from its own success. There are too many damned commercials before the start of each film.

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Autumn's First Kiss: a Wake-up Call Or a Sweet Fragrance?

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Older Women, Poetry, Labor Day, Diane Vacca, Ambivalence, Essays, Ainslie Jones Uhl, Women's Voices for Change, Owl---the-Voice-of-Midlife-and-Older-Women, Living News
Patricia Yarberry Allen

The change of seasons has brought a bounty of smart writing to Women's Voices for Change.

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Alaska Fisherman Send Labor Day SOS-Call For Action to Protect Jobs, Fisheries from Climate Change's Evil Twin

Celia Alario | Posted 11.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Alaska Commercial Fishermen, Fishing Industry, Labor Day, cop15, Climate Change, Capitol Climate Action, Ocean Acidification, Aces, Alaska, Business, Fisheries, Copenhagen, Climate Bill, Green News
Celia Alario

More than 100 fishing boats, sail boats, skiffs and kayaks took to the waters Sunday to draw attention the threat of ocean acidification.

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Happy Terkel Day

David Murray | Posted 10.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Ronald Reagan, Labor Day, Labor History, Occupational Safety and Health, Studs Terkel, Osha, Can't Take No More, Video, Chicago News
David Murray

Well, why wouldn't we rename Labor Day after Studs? He narrated this film about workers' health and safety that was banned by Ronald Reagan's OSHA. Most copies were destroyed. But not all.

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Women's Labor and Infertility

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Family Friendly Policy, Later Motherhood, Infertility, Labor Day, Resolve, Health Care Reform, Birth Control, Work-Life Balance, Business, Delayed Childbearing, Living, Women's Work, Fathers, Living News
Elizabeth Gregory

Released from old biological constraints, women have flooded the universities and climbed career ladders, redefining "women's work" by expanding it to include just about every field, and doubling our national talent pool.

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Obama Gives Fiery Speech At AFL-CIO Labor Day Picnic

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Labor Day Obama Speech, Barack Obama, Obama Speech Afl-Cio Picnic, Labor Day, Obama Labor Day Speech, President Obama, Politics News

CINCINNATI — President Barack Obama declared Monday that modern benefits like paid leave, minimum wage and Social Security "all bear the union l...

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Labor Day Investing

Amy B. Dean | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Stimulus Bill, Barack Obama, Labor Day, Ceos, Afl-Cio, Pensions, Working Families, American Labor Movement, Stimulus Plan, Unions, Health Care, Politics News
Amy B. Dean

Labor Day is a reminder of what workers can achieve when they organize: improved working conditions, fairness in the work place, holiday and vacation pay, health care and pensions.

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Meatless Monday: Labor Day Pains

Ellen Kanner | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Barry Estabrook, Inc., Food, Josh Viertel, Eric Schlosser, Labor Day, Ciw, Slow Food, Eat-Ins, Sustainable Food, Food Politics, Meatless Mondays, Green News
Ellen Kanner

Purple mountain majesties, amber waves of grain, we've got it all, but one of America's greatest natural resources is you. Yeah, you sitting in your ...

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7 Tips To Turn Your Weekend Into A Staycation

Eli Davidson | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Eli Davidson, Stress, Staycation, Labor Day, Kari Henley, Womens Issues, Vacation, The Balanced Life, Living News
Eli Davidson

As I wave good-bye to summer, I realize how very precious and restorative a vacation is. So I decided to make my weekend into a "staycation". If you aren't taking a one, two or three week vacation, it is essential that you give yourself a weekend "staycation" at least once a quarter.

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The Cresting Wave

Sasha Reuther | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ted Kennedy, Walter Reuther, Health Care Reform, Labor, Labor Day, Ted Kennedy Dead, Ted Kennedy Health Care, Politics News
Sasha Reuther

The fight for health care reform is a generation-defining struggle that must not waver, even with the loss of a great champion. I pledge to do my part and only hope that we can forge the next coalition to finally reach the shore.

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Labor Day By The Numbers: How The Economic Crisis Has Impacted Labor

Economic Policy Institute | Anna Turner | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Recession Numbers, Economy, Labor Day, Personal Finance, Recession, Labor Day Nunbers, Economic Numbers, Business News

TOTAL JOBS LOST DURING THE RECESSION: 6.9 MILLION • New jobs needed per month to keep up with population growth: 127,000 • Jobs lost in August 20...

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Rutgers Report: More Jobs Lost, But Wages Increase

AP | BETH DeFALCO | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations, Unemployment, Labor Day, Jobless Numbers, Jobs Report, Wages, Jobless Rate, Rutgers Report, Economy, Business News

TRENTON, N.J. — Despite the nation's highest jobless rate in 26 years, American workers are seeing some encouraging trends this Labor Day, accor...

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Too High a Price for High Octane

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Refineries, Sunoco, Exxonmobil, Sulfuric Acid, Alcoa, Myron Arnowitt, Center for American Progress, Labor Day, Octane, Chemical Security 101, Hydrofluoric Acid, Public Interest Research Group, Holly Refinery, Marathon Petroleum, Citgo, Suncor Refinery, Pirg, Paul Orum, U.S. Department of Labor, Clean Water Action, Bhopal, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

The refineries in this country still using unnecessarily hazardous hydrofluoric acid must ensure their workers and the residents of their neighborhoods live to see Labor Day 2010.

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Workers of the World Unite on Labor Day

Bill Fletcher Jr. | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Workers of the World, Workers, Labor Day, Labor Unions, Unions, Workers Rights, Politics News
Bill Fletcher Jr.

The right to join or form labor unions is so central but so often overlooked precisely because it goes to central questions regarding power in so-called free market societies.

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Some Thoughts for Labor Day

Angela Heimburger | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Labor, Undocumented Immigrants, Workers, Labor Day, Nannygate, Vacation, Organized Labor, Undocumented Workers, School, Workers Rights, Politics News
Angela Heimburger

The workers who clean houses, cook meals, and provide care for children and the elderly are often on call around the clock, paid a pittance for their services and protected far too little by labor laws.

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For The Perfect End-Of-Summer Cocktail, Keep It Simple: In Praise Of The Gin & Tonic

Tony Sachs | Posted 10.22.2009 | Style

Read More: Raines Law Room, Tanqueray, Tonic Water, Roger Sterling, Oxford, Speakeasies, Mixology, London Dry Gin, New York City, Gin, Mad Men, Cocktails, Labor Day, Labor Day Cocktails, Angus Winchester, Gin & Tonic, Beefeater, Manhattan, Quinine, Style News
Tony Sachs

I was intrigued when an invitation came down the pike to attend a talk/demo about the humble gin & tonic, sponsored by Tanqueray and featuring globe-trotting brand ambassador Angus Winchester.

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Hard Labor

Robert Kuttner | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Robert Kuttner, Recovery, Labor Day, Economy, Bob Kuttner, Economic Recovery, Recovery Act, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Second Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Health Care, Business News
Robert Kuttner

There are three parts to the woes of American workers -- falling wages, rising unemployment, and insecurity about the future. More robust policies could improve all three.

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A New Workforce Model for A New American Economy

Tom Woodruff | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Labor, Workers, Wal-Mart, Labor Day, Unions, Change to Win, Economy, Vacation, Politics News
Tom Woodruff

To rebuild our economy, we must restore worker purchasing power by restoring worker bargaining power.

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Taking Back Labor Day: The 'Lost Decade' Of Young Workers

Kari Henley | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Labor, The Balanced Life, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Labor Day, Afl-Cio, Youth Voters, Youth Activism, Living News
Kari Henley

Labor Day has lost its luster as a holiday. First celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City, the day consisted of a parade and celebrations to ...

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This Labor Day, Is the World of Work a More Secure and Lawful Place?

Nelson Lichtenstein | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Labor, Hilda Solis, Work, Restaurants, Labor Day, Obama, Labor Unions, Wal-Mart, Politics News
Nelson Lichtenstein

It has happened before. The Great Depression saw the moral and ideological collapse of an old order that no longer seemed rational, productive or democratic.

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Labor Day in the City

Erica Abeel | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Highschool Humiliation, Losers, Holiday Weekends in the City, Labor Day, Renee-Zellweger, Self-Worth, Hospitals, Waiting Rooms, Watermill, New York News
Erica Abeel

Usually, I'll move heaven and hell to avoid spending Labor Day weekend in New York City. A shaky sense of self worth tells me I'm a loser if I'm stuck here during major holidays.

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It's Not a Holiday Unless There's Dip

One For The Table | Posted 10.20.2009 | Style

Read More: Holidays, Celebration, Labor Day, Dip, Picnic, Style News
One For The Table

It doesn't matter what kind, just as long as the dip exists in some shape or form in my kitchen.

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On Labor Day and Every Workday, Single Women Struggle to Stay Even

Page Gardner | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women, Labor, Unemployment, Economics, Labor Unions, Labor Day, Health Care Reform, Afl-Cio, Recession, Politics News
Page Gardner

Now as before the recession, working women are particularly vulnerable to economic insecurity -- especially the 53 million "women on their own."

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Health Care and Other Communist Ideas

Ian Ruskin | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Harry Bridges, Vietnam War, Labor Day, War, Health Care Reform, Health Care, From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks: The Life and Times of Harry Bridges, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Ian Ruskin

Harry Bridges said very simply that America should have a national health system and once suggested the best way to get one would be to do away with health insurance for members of Congress.

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