Tough times for labor

Battered by a faltering economy and threatened by salary cuts and reduced pensions, labor unions in Los Angeles have little to celebrate this Labor Day. Daily News.

As unemployment lingers in the 10 to 12 percent range in many sectors, unions have seen jobs go to non-union workers as they scramble to find work in the hard-hit construction trades.

In the public sector, state workers are being forced to take furloughs, while city workers have faced layoffs, pay cuts and furlough days.