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Award-winning author Jacqueline Jones pulls the receipts in her latest book, "No Right To An Honest Living: The Struggles of Boston’s Black Workers in the Civil War Era."

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/PRNewswire/ -- The first annual INCLUSION@WORK report, a groundbreaking survey for inclusion practitioners, executive leadership, and board directors was...

Median weekly earnings rose 7.4% last year, outpacing inflation; some groups notched double-digit gains

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If your paycheck isn’t right, and you suspect your employer may be stealing your wages, the state or federal government could help address issues of wage theft — but it may take some research, records and patience on your part. Here are some resources.

Late yesterday, Black Workers for Justice announced that retired United Electrical Workers (UE) organizer Saladin Muhammad died the age of 76. In addition to his work with the UE, Saladin was...

Late yesterday, Black Workers for Justice announced that retired United Electrical Workers (UE) organizer Saladin Muhammad died the age of 76. In addition to his work with the UE, Saladin was...

Tim Schermerhorn—subway train operator, rank-and-file activist, union militant and officer, socialist, troublemaker, Labor Notes board member, son, husband, father, grandfather, and my dear friend and comrade—died this week. Tim was hired by the New York City Transit Authority in 1982. As a founder of the Hell on Wheels newsletter in 1984, and later the New Directions caucus,

“Such support comes despite the fact that the vast majority of Americans aren’t in a labor union themselves.”