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A New York maintenance man is “elated” to have hit a $5 million lottery jackpot — though it took seven years, and a criminal trial to finally cash in.
A 6-year-old Phoenix girl died after she and her 8-year-old brother snuck out of bed, stole away in their mother's car and — still in their pajamas and with police following them — went on an overnight joyride that ended with a crash Thursday morning, police said.
Fast-food and other low-wage workers in more than 60 cities—from major metropolises like New York City to smaller cities such as Missoula, Mont.—walked off the job Thursday as the fight for a living wage and the right to join a union without retaliation continues to grow. Shaniqua Davis, who works at a Bronx McDonald’s and is the mother of a two-year-old, told the New York Daily News:I’m not going to stay quiet. I’m going to continue to fight....I’ve got a daughter to take care of. I struggle to make ends meet.
The National Football League has agreed to pay $765 million to settle lawsuits by former players over head injuries, it was announced Thursday.
President Barack Obama will be one of the keynote speakers at the AFL-CIO 2013 National Convention in Los Angeles from Sept. 8–11. Here are 12 key quotes from him that highlight his commitment to working families.
The National Football League has agreed to pay $765 million to settle lawsuits by former players over head injuries, it was announced Thursday.The proposed global settlement, which was hashed out during court-ordered mediation, would compensate injured players and fund medical exams and research.
Thousands of people came from near and far on Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Rain or shine, dignitaries, celebrities, members of Congress and union leaders all came together to not only commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, but to also celebrate the progress this country has made and acknowledge the work that still needs to be done.
In her second day of cross-examination by the defense lawyer of one of the three men she accused of sexually assaulting her, the female Naval Academy midshipman at the center of a military hearing said that she did not view her alleged attackers as "criminals.
The United Way and the AFL-CIO share core values that are at the center of the organizations’ long partnership, United Way of Tarrant County CEO Tim McKinney told delegates at the recent Texas AFL-CIO convention.The AFL-CIO constitution states that work is what we do to better ourselves, to build dreams and to support our families. But it says work is more than that. Work cures, creates, builds, innovates and shapes the future. Work connects us all. These are very powerful words and United Way shares this value.
The growing group of Walmart workers across the country who are demanding justice and a decent wage have given the giant retailer a Labor Day deadline to meet their demands or face intensified and widespread actions.
