http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/unions Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/terence-flynn-nlrb-labor-board_n_1553716.html 2012-05-29T15:58:58Z 2012-05-29T15:58:22Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Tuesday addressed the recent resignation of their former colleague Terence Flynn... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nlrb">Nlrb</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/terence-flynn">Terence Flynn</a>, <a href="/tag/peter-schaumber">Peter-Schaumber</a>, <a href="/tag/labor-unions">Labor Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/resignation">Resignation</a>, <a href="/tag/national-labor-relations-board">National Labor Relations Board</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/time-to-stop-stop-and-fri_b_1546906.html 2012-05-25T17:27:35Z 2012-05-25T17:30:55Z Marian Wright Edelman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/ The silent Father's Day March will be a chance for people of all backgrounds to walk silently down New York's Fifth Avenue together to convey to New York City leaders that it is time to stop treating hundreds of thousands of our young people of color like criminals when they have done nothing wrong. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/union-leaders">Union Leaders</a>, <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/al-sharpton">Al Sharpton</a>, <a href="/tag/stop-and-frisk">Stop and Frisk</a>, <a href="/tag/bc-civil-liberties-association">b.c. Civil Liberties Association</a>, <a href="/tag/nypd">Nypd</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/polics">Polics</a>, <a href="/tag/racial-profiling">Racial Profiling</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-city">New York City</a>, <a href="/tag/seiu">Seiu</a>, <a href="/new-york">New York News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/mitt-romney-education-obama-teachers-unions_n_1545152.html 2012-05-25T08:02:59Z 2012-05-25T08:03:33Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ -- When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney decried President Barack Obama as beholden to the nation's teachers' unions and unable to stand... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/romney-education">Romney Education</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/teachers-unions">Teachers Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-teachers-unions">Obama Teachers Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/romney">Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-2012">Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/target-union-ufcw-nlrb_n_1544030.html 2012-05-24T18:38:53Z 2012-05-24T18:38:24Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Late last week, an administrative law judge in New York ruled that big-box retailer Target had violated labor law in the runup to a union election at ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nlrb">Nlrb</a>, <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/united-food-and-commercial-workers">United Food and Commercial Workers</a>, <a href="/tag/queens">Queens</a>, <a href="/tag/target">Target</a>, <a href="/tag/ufcw">Ufcw</a>, <a href="/tag/target-stores">Target Stores</a>, <a href="/tag/national-labor-relations-board">National Labor Relations Board</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york">New York</a>, <a href="/tag/labor-union">Labor Union</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/super-pac-april-contributions_n_1537750.html 2012-05-23T00:01:00Z 2012-05-23T00:01:11Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Contributions to super PACs fell in April from the month before as the Republican presidential primary race ended. The unlimited money p... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/super-pac">Super Pac</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-elections">2012 Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/super-pacs">Super PACs</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-for-president">Mitt Romney for President</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-for-president">Newt Gingrich for President</a>, <a href="/tag/restore-our-future">Restore Our Future</a>, <a href="/tag/citizens-united">Citizens United</a>, <a href="/tag/priorities-usa">Priorities USA</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/campaign-finance">Campaign Finance</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich-2012">Newt Gingrich 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/red-white-and-blue-fund">Red White and Blue Fund</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/corporations">Corporations</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/harold-simmons">Harold Simmons</a>, <a href="/tag/winning-our-future">Winning Our Future</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-2012">Rick Santorum 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/super-pac-april">Super Pac April</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/rick-santorum-for-president">Rick Santorum for President</a>, <a href="/tag/priorities-usa-action">Priorities USA Action</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/nikki-haley-pinata-afl-cio_n_1537294.html 2012-05-22T17:10:14Z 2012-05-22T17:11:02Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Donna Dewitt, the president of the South Carolina AFL-CIO, has spent two years doing battle with Republican Gov. Nikki Haley. At a picnic this past we... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/south-carolina">South Carolina</a>, <a href="/tag/afl-cio">Afl-Cio</a>, <a href="/tag/gop">Gop</a>, <a href="/tag/business">Business</a>, <a href="/tag/pinata">Pinata</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/labor-unions">Labor Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/nikki-haley">Nikki Haley</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/craig-becker-nlrb-afl-cio_n_1536501.html 2012-05-22T13:22:55Z 2012-05-22T13:22:59Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- The AFL-CIO announced Tuesday that Craig Becker, a former appointee to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), will be returning to t... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/nlrb">Nlrb</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/nlrb-boeing">NLRB Boeing</a>, <a href="/tag/afl-cio">Afl-Cio</a>, <a href="/tag/craig-becker">Craig Becker</a>, <a href="/tag/democrats">Democrats</a>, <a href="/tag/business">Business</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/labor-unions">Labor Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/algernon-austin/latinos-and-the-good-jobs_b_1533366.html 2012-05-22T07:54:19Z 2012-05-22T08:09:05Z Algernon Austin http://www.huffingtonpost.com/algernon-austin/ If Latinos are to fully recover from the ravages of the Great Recession, they will need not simply jobs, but jobs that lead to increased earnings over time and that also have good benefits. In short, they will need what we call "good jobs." <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/latinos">Latinos</a>, <a href="/tag/poverty">Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/good-jobs">Good Jobs</a>, <a href="/tag/income-inequality">Income Inequality</a>, <a href="/tag/retirement">Retirement</a>, <a href="/tag/wages">Wages</a>, <a href="/tag/health-insurance">Health Insurance</a>, <a href="/tag/hispanics">Hispanics</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/latino-voices">Latino Voices News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pearl-korn/affordable-care-act_b_1531002.html 2012-05-21T17:55:03Z 2012-05-21T17:55:34Z Pearl Korn http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pearl-korn/ Progressives and all other rational human beings should ramp up their efforts to build the movement for single-payer and work to ignite the Occupy movement on this issue. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>, <a href="/tag/heritage-foundation">Heritage Foundation</a>, <a href="/tag/john-conyers">John Conyers</a>, <a href="/tag/progressives">Progressives</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/single-payer">Single Payer</a>, <a href="/tag/democrats">Democrats</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/occupy-wall-street">Occupy Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/gop">Gop</a>, <a href="/tag/affordable-care-act">Affordable Care Act</a>, <a href="/tag/new-york-state-assembly">New York State Assembly</a>, <a href="/tag/medicaid">Medicaid</a>, <a href="/tag/medicare">Medicare</a>, <a href="/tag/massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/health-insurance">Health Insurance</a>, <a href="/tag/health-care-reform">Health Care Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/health-care">Health Care</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/21/scott-walker-recall-oversight-testimony_n_1533471.html 2012-05-21T14:09:31Z 2012-05-21T14:09:40Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ In light of a videotape that surfaced earlier this month, Democrats with the House oversight committee say they want embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Wa... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/elijah-cummings">Elijah Cummings</a>, <a href="/tag/gerald-connolly">Gerald Connolly</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, <a href="/tag/scott-walker-recall">Scott Walker Recall</a>, <a href="/tag/gov-scott-walker">Gov Scott Walker</a>, <a href="/tag/public-sector-unions">Public Sector Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/house-democrats">House Democrats</a>, <a href="/tag/scott-walker">Scott Walker</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-barrett">Tom Barrett</a>, <a href="/tag/labor-unions">Labor Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-murphy">Chris Murphy</a>, <a href="/tag/republicans">Republicans</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marco-trbovich/responsible-private-equit_1_b_1524210.html 2012-05-17T10:57:55Z 2012-05-17T15:34:47Z Marco Trbovich http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marco-trbovich/ Michael Peck, chairman of Isofoton North America, a 60-year-old Spanish solar firm investing in solar facilities in western Ohio, asserted that having a truly sustainable economy guided by ESG principles means changing how the culture views workers. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/public-sector-pensions">Public Sector Pensions</a>, <a href="/tag/pensions">Pensions</a>, <a href="/tag/environment">Environment</a>, <a href="/tag/manufacturing">Manufacturing</a>, <a href="/tag/investment">Investment</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/manufacturing-jobs">Manufacturing Jobs</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/scott-walker-ally-collective-bargaining_n_1519192.html 2012-05-15T17:10:41Z 2012-05-15T17:12:21Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Jeff Fitzgerald, the Republican speaker of the Wisconsin state assembly, assumed that Gov. Scott Walker's rollback of collective bargaining rights in ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/collective-bargaining">Collective Bargaining</a>, <a href="/tag/scott-walker-recall">Scott Walker Recall</a>, <a href="/tag/wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/jeff-fitzgerald">Jeff Fitzgerald</a>, <a href="/tag/scott-walker">Scott Walker</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/gop">Gop</a>, <a href="/tag/governor-scott-walker">Governor Scott Walker</a>, <a href="/tag/wisconsin-recall-elections">Wisconsin Recall Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/labor-unions">Labor Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-cohn/romney-bullying_b_1515259.html 2012-05-15T11:30:18Z 2012-05-15T11:30:39Z Marjorie Cohn http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marjorie-cohn/ When most people list the qualities they want to see in their president, "bully" is not one of them. Yet evidence continues to emerge that Mitt Romney is a bully. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/bain-capital">Bain Capital</a>, <a href="/tag/bullying">Bullying</a>, <a href="/tag/john-lauber">John Lauber</a>, <a href="/tag/workers-rights">Workers Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-bully">Mitt Romney Bully</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/11/scott-walker-divide-and-conquer-unions-collective-bargaining_n_1509284.html 2012-05-11T10:54:50Z 2012-05-11T10:55:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ MADISON, Wis. &mdash; Newly released documentary film footage shows embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker shortly after his election describing a "div... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/collective-bargaining">Collective Bargaining</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/scott-walker-recall">Scott Walker Recall</a>, <a href="/tag/as-goes-janesville">As Goes Janesville</a>, <a href="/tag/wisconsin-recall">Wisconsin Recall</a>, <a href="/tag/right-to-work">Right to Work</a>, <a href="/tag/scott-walker">Scott Walker</a>, <a href="/tag/walker">Walker</a>, <a href="/tag/wisconsin-recall-elections">Wisconsin Recall Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/public-unions">Public Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/walker-recall">Walker Recall</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/brad-lichtenstein">Brad Lichtenstein</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roger-bybee/scott-walker-recall-wisconsin-unions_b_1508884.html 2012-05-11T08:48:39Z 2012-05-11T08:49:16Z Roger Bybee http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roger-bybee/ Labor observers are noting the second recent case of a Wisconsin manufacturing company very deliberately provoking a strike to gain the insertion of a "right-to-work" provision, suggesting that Gov. Scott Walker's attack on public employee rights is spreading to the private sector. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/scott-walker-unions">Scott Walker Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/governor-scott-walker">Governor Scott Walker</a>, <a href="/tag/scott-walker-recall">Scott Walker Recall</a>, <a href="/tag/wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>, <a href="/tag/scott-walker-wisconsin">Scott Walker Wisconsin</a>, <a href="/tag/scott-walker">Scott Walker</a>, <a href="/tag/labor-unions">Labor Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/wisconsin-recall">Wisconsin Recall</a>, <a href="/tag/right-to-work">Right to Work</a>, <a href="/tag/wisconsin-recall-elections">Wisconsin Recall Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/scott-walker-recall-unions_n_1508218.html 2012-05-10T22:34:21Z 2012-05-10T22:34:26Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A filmmaker released a video Thursday that shows Gov. Scott Walker saying he would use "divide and conquer" as a strategy against unions.<br /> <br /> Walker ma... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/scott-walker-recall">Scott Walker Recall</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/wisconsin-recall">Wisconsin Recall</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/wisconsin-politics">Wisconsin Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/scott-walker">Scott Walker</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/wisconsin-unions">Wisconsin Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/wisconsin-recall-elections">Wisconsin Recall Elections</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-barrett">Tom Barrett</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-johnson/why-mitt-romney-hates-uni_b_1507709.html 2012-05-10T17:42:40Z 2012-05-10T17:42:40Z Dave Johnson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dave-johnson/ Is this guy a Presidential candidate from a major party, or a fringe nut? He sounds like Rush Limbaugh. HuffPost: "Mitt Romney: Obama 'Takes Marchi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/democracy">Democracy</a>, <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/middle-class">Middle Class</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/new-jersey-pay-to-play-tom-kean-jr-labor-unions_n_1503375.html 2012-05-09T15:04:00Z 2012-05-09T15:04:20Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A close legislative ally of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is planning to introduce a bill that would curtail the political power of unions in the... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-christie">Chris Christie</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-kean-jr">Tom Kean Jr</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-kean">Tom Kean</a>, <a href="/tag/new-jersey-ethics">New Jersey Ethics</a>, <a href="/tag/new-jersey-politics">New Jersey Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/new-jersey-pay-to-play">New Jersey Pay to Play</a>, <a href="/tag/pay-to-play">Pay to Play</a>, <a href="/tag/chris-christie-unions">Chris Christie Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/tom-kean-jr-pay-to-play">Tom Kean Jr Pay to Play</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/labor-unions">Labor Unions</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/mitt-romney-obama-union-bosses_n_1501582.html 2012-05-08T21:37:00Z 2012-05-08T21:37:21Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Speaking to a crowd at a campaign stop in Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday, presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney took a swipe at both Presiden... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/romney-campaign">Romney Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-reelection">Obama Reelection</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/afl-cio">Afl-Cio</a>, <a href="/tag/obama">Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/teamsters">Teamsters</a>, <a href="/tag/labor-unions">Labor Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/michigan">Michigan</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-campaign">Obama Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/obama-2012">Obama 2012</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-solomon-schiff/mardi-gras-10_b_1497066.html 2012-05-07T17:36:28Z 2012-05-07T17:36:25Z Rabbi Solomon Schiff http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabbi-solomon-schiff/ We are called to hold up the dignity and respect of all people. We stand in support of the just and ethical treatment of workers and against the abuse of power by any individual or institution with respect to their workers. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/hallandale-florida">Hallandale Florida</a>, <a href="/tag/mardi-gras-casino-florida">Mardi Gras Casino Florida</a>, <a href="/tag/mardi-gras-casino">Mardi Gras Casino</a>, <a href="/tag/mardi-gras-10">Mardi Gras 10</a>, <a href="/tag/unionization">Unionization</a>, <a href="/tag/hallandale">Hallandale</a>, <a href="/tag/workers-rights">Worker&#039;s Rights</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/miami">Miami News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/07/workers-voice-afl-cio-ad-buy_n_1495658.html 2012-05-07T10:41:54Z 2012-05-07T10:41:21Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Workers' Voice, the super PAC of the AFL-CIO, announced on Monday that it was making a "hyper-targeted," half-million-dollar online ad buy aimed at pu... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/romney-campaign">Romney Campaign</a>, <a href="/tag/election-2012-blog">Election 2012 Blog</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney-2012">Mitt Romney 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/workers-voice">Workers&#039; Voice</a>, <a href="/tag/workers-voice-super-pac">Workers&#039; Voice Super Pac</a>, <a href="/tag/afl-cio">Afl-Cio</a>, <a href="/tag/mitt-romney">Mitt Romney</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/labor-unions">Labor Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-chen/beyond-may-day-frustrated_b_1483782.html 2012-05-07T09:41:33Z 2012-05-07T09:41:16Z Michelle Chen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-chen/ May Day 2012 didn't have a concrete agenda, but it opened a forum for voices that are typically silenced and ignored. And while racist hostility pervades the mainstream political arena, Occupy may be one of the only spaces left for immigrants to speak up without fear. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/immigration-reform">Immigration Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/may-day">May Day</a>, <a href="/tag/workers">Workers</a>, <a href="/tag/undocumented-immigrants">Undocumented Immigrants</a>, <a href="/tag/protest">Protest</a>, <a href="/tag/occupy-wall-street">Occupy Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/illegal-immigration">Illegal Immigration</a>, <a href="/tag/georgia">Georgia</a>, <a href="/tag/immigration">Immigration</a>, <a href="/tag/arizona">Arizona</a>, <a href="/tag/arizona-immigration-law">Arizona Immigration Law</a>, <a href="/tag/occupywallstreet">#Occupywallstreet</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/04/alaska-airlines-flight-at_n_1478660.html 2012-05-04T14:57:07Z 2012-05-04T15:25:07Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ A group of Alaska Airlines flight attendants says their new uniforms are literally making them sick.<br /> <br /> In a letter to the airline president last mont... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/flight-attendant-unions">Flight Attendant Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/labor">Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/alaska-flight-attendants">Alaska Flight Attendants</a>, <a href="/tag/alaska-flight-attendants-made-sick">Alaska Flight Attendants Made Sick</a>, <a href="/tag/uniforms-make-flight-attendants-sick">Uniforms Make Flight Attendants Sick</a>, <a href="/tag/organized-labor">Organized Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/airlines">Airlines</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/alaska-airlines">Alaska Airlines</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lawrence-wittner/may-day-from-the-haymarket-massacre-to-the-occupy-movement_b_1473026.html 2012-05-03T10:20:59Z 2012-05-03T10:20:45Z Lawrence Wittner http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lawrence-wittner/ Many people might be surprised to learn that the May Day celebrations that occurred around the world in 2012 were born more than a century ago out of a struggle by American workers for the eight-hour day. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/workers">Workers</a>, <a href="/tag/may-day">May Day</a>, <a href="/tag/may-1">May 1</a>, <a href="/tag/class-warfare">Class Warfare</a>, <a href="/tag/tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy">Tax Cuts for the Wealthy</a>, <a href="/tag/corporations">Corporations</a>, <a href="/tag/american-federation-of-labor">American Federation of Labor</a>, <a href="/tag/eight-hour-day">Eight-Hour Day</a>, <a href="/tag/labor-unions">Labor Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/tag/occupy-movement">Occupy Movement</a>, <a href="/tag/may-day-protests">May Day Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/working-class">Working Class</a>, <a href="/tag/occupy-wall-street-protests">Occupy Wall Street Protests</a>, <a href="/tag/occupy-wall-street">Occupy Wall Street</a>, <a href="/tag/may-day-history">May Day History</a>, <a href="/culture">Culture News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/02/afl-cio-workers-killed-on-job-regulations_n_1472212.html 2012-05-02T17:56:00Z 2012-05-02T17:56:22Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- Thirteen U.S. workers were killed on the job each day and roughly 50,000 died from work-related diseases in 2010, a worrisome increase i... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/white-house">White House</a>, <a href="/tag/house-of-representatives">House of Representatives</a>, <a href="/tag/workers">Workers</a>, <a href="/tag/workplace-deaths">Workplace Deaths</a>, <a href="/tag/safety">Safety</a>, <a href="/tag/office-of-management-and-budget">Office of Management and Budget</a>, <a href="/tag/afl-cio">Afl-Cio</a>, <a href="/tag/regulation">Regulation</a>, <a href="/tag/mine-safety">Mine Safety</a>, <a href="/tag/worker-safety">Worker Safety</a>, <a href="/tag/barack-obama">Barack Obama</a>, <a href="/tag/cass-sunstein">Cass Sunstein</a>, <a href="/tag/death">Death</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/workplace">Workplace</a>, <a href="/tag/gop">Gop</a>, <a href="/tag/unions">Unions</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p>