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New jobless number hold political significance
President Barack Obama, reeling from a poor debate performance, won a valuable reprieve Friday with a reduced unemployment number in September that ...
US unemployment rate likely rose on weak hiring
With a month to go until the presidential election, the government on Friday issues its September jobs report, expected to show an uptick in the U.S.
AFL-CIO registers 450,000 voters from union homes
The AFL-CIO says it has registered more than 450,000 new voters from union households over the past 18 months, part of an ambitious push to swell the ...
Striking SAfrican miners find strength in numbers
Carrying a piece of paper threatening him with eviction from a workers' hostel, Robert Asanda pointed to thousands of fellow striking miners who had ...
WHY IT MATTERS: Income inequality
The issue: The income gap between the rich and everyone else is large and getting larger, while middle-class incomes stagnate. That's raised concerns ...
US unemployment aid applications rise to 367K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 367,000, a level consistent with only modest hiring.
Transport strikes in Portugal herald new protests
Transport strikes in Portugal brought misery for thousands of commuters Thursday, and trade unions vowed to step up their fight against the ...
Chicago teachers vote to approve 3-year contract
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union overwhelmingly have approved a new three-year contract that includes pay increases and a new evaluation system, ...
NBA sets flopping penalties; players may be fined
Stop the flop. The NBA will penalize floppers this season, fining players for repeated violations of an act a league official said Wednesday has "no ...
California wades into national labor debate
California voters are being asked to starve unions of the tens of millions of dollars they use to finance campaigns and political organizing, as the ...
Hershey vows to use only certified cocoa by 2020
Candy maker Hershey is vowing to use only certified cocoa for all of its chocolate products by 2020 and accelerate programs to help eliminate child ...
Israel's Haaretz paper strikes over layoffs
Workers at Israel's respected Haaretz newspaper have begun a strike to protest layoffs. The workers said Wednesday that they would not update the ...
Bailed-out Portugal hikes more taxes to cut debt
Portugal is tightening its belt another notch, with the government announcing Wednesday steep income tax hikes to reduce the bailed-out country's debt ...
Kenya: Doctors strike over poor health care
Doctors in Kenya's public hospitals on Wednesday spent their 17th day on strike to protest the dilapidated state of public health care.
More than 2 million workers strike in Indonesia
More than 2 million factory workers went on a one-day strike across Indonesia on Wednesday to demand better benefits and protest the hiring of ...
AA and unions agree to resume contract talks
American Airlines and its pilots' union have agreed to resume stalled contract negotiations. The union also said Tuesday that it will delay releasing ...
24-hour strike paralyzes Belgium train traffic
A 24-hour strike by Belgian rail workers on Wednesday paralyzed train traffic throughout Belgium and the international high-speed service to London ...
SAfrica truckers stage protest in Johannesburg
Thousands of striking truck drivers protested Tuesday amid heavy police presence in central Johannesburg as labor unrest continued across South ...
South Africa starts investigating mine violence
A judicial panel on Monday investigated the rocky site where South African police killed 34 striking miners in August. Crime experts showed the ...
Rare labor petition in Iran shows economic alarm
For weeks, a manifesto complaining about Iran's stumbling economy circulated in secret among factories and workshops. Organizers asked for signatures ...
Eurozone unemployment stuck at record 11.4 pct
Unemployment across the 17 countries that use the euro remained at its record high rate of 11.4 percent in August renewing concerns that efforts to ...
Canadian Chrysler workers accept new contract
Canadian auto workers at Chrysler ratified a new contract with the automaker, the auto union said Sunday. The Canadian Auto Workers union said 90 ...
Leader of American pilots: Don't slow down flights
With American Airlines threatening legal action, the leader of the pilots' union is telling it members not to delay flights — if that's what they're ...
Canadian GM workers accept contract
Canadian auto workers at GM have voted to accept the new contract that their union leadership negotiated last week, the union said Thursday.
Germany's jobless rate falls to 6.5 percent
Germany's jobless rate fell to 6.5 percent in September thanks to a traditional seasonal improvement, official figures showed Thursday. Still, the ...