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Fast food workers demanding a livable wage of $15 an hour are pushing for a nationwide walkout Aug. 29, leading, fittingly enough, into Labor Day weekend. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Reich / TruthdigSep 1, 2012
The most troubling economic trend facing America this Labor Day weekend is the increasing concentration of income, wealth and political power at the very top – among a handful of extraordinarily wealthy people – and the steady decline of the great American middle class. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 6, 2011
On Monday the president celebrated working people and the contributions of unions to our society and he previewed some of the proposals in his forthcoming jobs plan at an AFL-CIO-sponsored speech in a GM parking lot. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 6, 2011
The president will officially unveil his plan to create jobs and rescue the economy at a joint session of Congress on Thursday, but he offered a sneak peek Monday to union workers in Detroit. It comes down to bridges and taxes. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 5, 2011
Is there a better way to honor the working-class struggle than to study Karl Marx's "Capital" on Labor Day? How about reading along with distinguished City University of New York professor David Harvey, who after almost 40 years is still teaching the book? (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigSep 5, 2011
We may still celebrate Labor Day, but our culture has given up on honoring workers as worthy of genuine respect. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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