Labor is a general term with several meanings. As a noun, it refers generally to "work," but has a blue-collar connotation — a factory employee labors, an accountant works. When used opposite "management," it refers to the workforce of a company or concern, as opposed to the upper tiers of administration.
Labor-related concerns in modern society include:
• representation for the rights of workers (in the form of labor unions)
• the guarantee of good working conditions and fair treatment (and the abolishment of sweat shops)
• fair compensation (including issues such as a minimum wage or wage discrimination against women or minorities)
Labor covers all issues related to employment, including labor laws, employment statistics, unions, and other issues related to work.
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by Lysis
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Today's domestic workers are not the first to try to organize:
When communists, the Women’s Trade Union League, and the Urban League all decided to organize domestic workers, they actually ...
by Laura Clawson
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Hillary Clinton's union endorsement total has risen ...
by Laura Clawson
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I have been seeing the argument floating around here that Hillary does not support unions, and that unions which have chosen to endorse her are not acting in their best interests.
I disagree. I ...
by melaka
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Democratic senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined striking workers at the United States Capitol Tuesday morning. The low-wage workers are employed by federal contractors to ...
by Laura Clawson
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on Tue Sep 22, 2015 at 10:44 AM PDT
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Another big union endorsement just rolled in for candidate Hillary Clinton :
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America is throwing its support to Clinton.
The United ...
by Radiowalla
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I have lived like an artist and I shall die like an artist.
-Joe Hill
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by JayRaye
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I don't want pardon or commutation; that is humiliating.
I want an acquittal by a jury.
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by JayRaye
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Folks, I'm very pleased to announce that there is a true Progressive, who believes in and backs Bernie Sanders' run for President, running for John McCain's U.S. Senate seat.
His name, some of you ...
by millansingh
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What if.........we set a five million dollar limit on personal wealth for any one family and gave the 1% thirty days to surrender the rest. Violators face confiscation of all property and a minimum ...
by lone gunman
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Republican candidates for President, Senator and Representative positions all hammer home one economic theme. Roughly speaking it's, "We should return to the good old days when the economy was better.
by teddywolf
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by The Rick Smith Show
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This is one of those things that turns up on Facebook and elsewhere because it's a powerful message that's both effective and fun. It looks like someone took a public safety message and ...
by xaxnar
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I don't want a pardon, I don't want a commutation.
I want a new trial and vindication.
If you can't give me a new trial,
that's all there is to it.
I don't want anything else.
-Joe Hill
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by JayRaye
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The laws protecting workers in this country are no longer functioning properly.
Minimum wage is one part of this structure which illustrates the problem.
Minimum wage was unfortunately set up to ...
by wizodd
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on Sat Sep 19, 2015 at 11:42 AM PDT
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Originally published 9/19/2015
Republished to add support inquiry from Elizabeth Warren as put out in her name by "Progressive Change Campaign Committee "
Also added a poll for this post.
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by DKAtoday
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by JayRaye
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Most of us here, by now, recognize that Climate Change is increasing at a rate of increase which is increasing at an increasing rate. That means if it is getting graphed as a straight line instead ...
by rktect
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The excitement of the Pope Francis visit has exposed us all to the controversy, the hysteria and of course the much anticipated city traffic. Over the next week Washington DC, New York and ...
by Kris LaGrange
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The story of the intellectually disabled men who were found a few years back living in a disgusting firetrap while being paid next to nothing for doing the worst jobs in a turkey processing ...
by Laura Clawson
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