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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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is fundraising off the deaths of fallen troops. Then, on...
by justiceputnam
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on Mon Mar 16, 2026 at 09:36 AM PDT
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special; River City Hash Mondays! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is fundraising off the deaths of fallen troops. Then, on the rest of the...
by justiceputnam
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Here’s something people don’t say nearly enough. The American middle class did not magically appear because markets decided to be generous one day. It wasn’t luck. It wasn’t some invisible hand sprinkling prosperity across the country like fairy dust....
by RichProtects
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on Sun Mar 15, 2026 at 08:54 AM PDT
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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, � Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!
by justiceputnam
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on Fri Mar 13, 2026 at 09:30 AM PDT
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � No w Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Fridays!
Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump had ...
by justiceputnam
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on Fri Mar 13, 2026 at 07:50 AM PDT
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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is furious Republicans are killing his...
by justiceputnam
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on Thu Mar 12, 2026 at 09:36 AM PDT
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � Now Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Specials, Me tro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!
Starting off in the Bistro C ...
by justiceputnam
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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Alina Habba is mean and stupid, so of course MAGA will go...
by justiceputnam
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on Wed Mar 11, 2026 at 09:38 AM PDT
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special; Smothered Benedict Wednesdays! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Alina Habba is mean and stupid, so of course MAGA will go to the mats for...
by justiceputnam
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on Wed Mar 11, 2026 at 07:50 AM PDT
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As it turns out, some of Donald Trump’s promises made are turning out to be promises broken. Despite a longstanding and false Republican narrative that immigrants are taking native U.S. workers’ jobs, the president’s aggressive deportation agenda...
by Alix Breeden
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on Tue Mar 10, 2026 at 02:50 PM PDT
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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special daily special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesday is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the War Criminal in Chief is learning war increases gas...
by justiceputnam
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on Tue Mar 10, 2026 at 09:38 AM PDT
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special; Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the War Criminal in Chief is learning war increases gas prices. Then, on the...
by justiceputnam
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on Tue Mar 10, 2026 at 07:50 AM PDT
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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is refusing to acknowledge the rising death toll of US...
by justiceputnam
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on Mon Mar 09, 2026 at 09:46 AM PDT
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � Now Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Special; � River City Hash Mondays!
Starting off in ...
by justiceputnam
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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett hit the airwaves Friday to spin yet another month of terrible jobs numbers . Both had the same talking points,
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Mar 06, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST
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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, twenty states have rushed to court to put a stop to Trump's...
by justiceputnam
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � No w Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Fridays!
Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, twenty states�
by justiceputnam
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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, “the Trump family's flawless record of avoiding military...
by justiceputnam
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on Thu Mar 05, 2026 at 07:34 PM PST
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � Now Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Specials, Me tro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!
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by justiceputnam
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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesday is now available on the Spreaker Player!
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by justiceputnam
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