LABOR'S Paul Hoolihan and Bill Byrne have both backed a union workplace wish-list ahead of next month's Queensland election.
In 1988 Roddick opened her first store in the United States, and by that time—through various social initiatives such as the "Stop the Bum" campaign to save the Brazilian rainforest (the source of many of the companys natural ingredients,and strong support of employee volunteerism——The Body...
About 4,000 positions in the government are considered political appointees who routinely change from one presidential administration to the next, but most are career professionals — from landscapers at Veterans Administration cemeteries to economists at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The public list-...
He was born and raised in the southern United States. Opposed to the Vietnam War, he moved to Canada in 1967 to avoid military service and began his career as a solo artist. His highest-charting recordings were of his own songs, "Yankee Lady" in 1970 and "Say What" in 1981. He ...
Michelle Obama, born Michelle LaVaughn Robinson on January 17, 1964, in Chicago, Illinois, set a precedent as the first African-American First Lady of the United States. Raised in a close-knit family on the South Side of Chicago, she excelled academically, going on to earn her undergraduate...
to undermine this country's ill-conceived war in Vietnam and foment communist revolution in the United States, as well as "destroy the white racist's society and establish a democratic centralist's government," as Bernadine Dohrn said in 1969 at a Weathermen "war council" in Flint, ...
The Changing Landscape Of Organized Labor In America Wed, May 19, 2021 This hour on Disrupted, we speak to the chief economist for the labor department about black employment in America. We also talk with a researcher on the history and future of unions. And finally, we hear about long te...
As union membership declined in the past several decades, so did complaints of job candidates blacklisted for their ties to unions. In fact, a study by Work In Progress found that union-affiliated applicants and individuals with no union affiliation were equally likely to get called back for an...
The Rust Belt is still mostly dominated by older, non-college-educated white voters, who traditionally lean toward the Republican Party. However, many Rust Belt states have historically voted Democrat. In an unexpected turn of events in the 2016 election,Donald Trumpwas able to turn Michigan, Oh...
The first planned industrial community in the United States and the birthplaceof the first African-American labor union,the remaining Pullman Palace Car Company buildings witnessed theevolution of American industry, the rise of unions and the labor movement, the lasting strength of good urbandesign ...