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Congress is poised to let the unemployment insurance benefit clock once again run out for America’s jobless. The temporary 30-day extension put in place a few weeks ago is scheduled to end at the end of this month. However, members will be breaking for Easter recess Friday – which means millions will lose their unemployment
Read moreA study released today by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) finds that unfair trade with China cost the United States 2.4 million jobs between 2001 and 2008. This figure does not include the thousands of jobs that were lost in 2009 and the first few months of 2010. The report also finds that the growing trade
Read moreWomen of color face an enormous wealth gap when compared to the rest of society, says a new report by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development. However, the wealth gap is far narrower for minority women belonging to a union, says one official. The report released at the “Economic Security for Women” symposium
Read moreIAM members delivered a bipartisan thumping to both political parties as well as the White House in an online survey of workers’ attitudes. But there can be no mistaking their strong opposition to key provisions of health care reform. Click here for a summary of the poll results. On the pending health care legislation, nearly 68 percent
Read moreFlight Attendants in the United Kingdom announced today this week that they would be taking seven days of strike action at the end of the month if their contract dispute is not resolved before then. The ITF-affiliated Unite union, which represents the British Airways (BA) workers, said that strike action would take place on March
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