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San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has asked the city to cover his legal fees for a sexual harassment lawsuit, according to an agenda released by the city council.
A car slammed into a Kansas City, Mo., daycare on Tuesday, causing several injuries, police said.Three children and one adult sustained serious injuries when a car first collided with an SUV, then plowed into Christian Academy daycare, NBC’s Kansas City affiliate KHSB reported.
Wednesday’s quick trial session in the never-ending James “Whitey” Bulger trial included a resounding ‘no’ from Judge Denise Casper to the defense’s earlier request to sequester the jury.Yesterday, defense attorneys J.W. Carney Jr.
In the immigration debate, why does citizenship matter?That was the theme of a series of panels hosted by AFL-CIO at the headquarters today in Washington, D.C. The answers were varied, but took two main directions. The first answer is the concrete benefits that immigration provides, both to the immigrant and to the community they move to and work in. The second is the moral dimension that accompanies the efforts of people seeking work so they can improve the lives of themselves and their families, particularly in a current system that allows for them to be exploited.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is now fully staffed and able to continue to function to protect workers’ rights after the Senate today confirmed five members. The votes end a months-long blockade on President Obama’s nominees by Senate Republicans who threatened to shut the board down Aug. 27. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says the confirmations are:Good news for all workers seeking to exercise the rights they are guaranteed by law. Those essential rights include the ability to bargain together for fair wages and living standards and a workplace safe from abuse, harassment and intimidation.
Pfc. Bradley Manning, the former Army intelligence officer who was branded as both a whistle-blower and a traitor after he sent 700,000 secret government documents to WikiLeaks, was acquitted Tuesday of aiding the enemy but convicted of most other charges.
In case you missed it, Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.) recently compared himself to Franklin Delano Roosevelt (?!) and left the door open to expanding Act 10 [a law that limits most collective bargaining powers for most public employees] for police and firefighters. While Gov. Walker gears up for his spotlight at the National Governors Association, Wisconsin workers are still feeling the lasting impacts of a struggling economy.
A New York appeals court has upheld a ruling striking down New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg latest health push: his controversial ban on large sugary drinks.
Several thousand current and retired Mine Workers (UMWA) and their supporters—including striking fast-food workers—rallied this morning outside the St. Louis headquarters of Arch Coal, protesting the company’s move to slash health care benefits for retired and active miners through corporate chicanery and bankruptcy maneuvers.A number of workers and retirees were arrested as they sat down in non-violent civil disobedience on the front steps of the Arch Coal building.
As working families celebrate Medicare's 48th birthday, the Alliance for Retired Americans and other advocates are urging Congress to pass the Medicare Drug Savings Act. Read some powerful stories about people who would be affected by Medicare benefit cuts.
