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West Coast dock workers battling push to gut ILWU
June 26, 2014With their six-year contract about to expire, talks being held between the ILWU and the managers of Pacific coastal ports are going down to the wire.
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Massachusetts, Michigan minimum wage hikes leave restaurant workers shortchanged
June 26, 2014The federal minimum wage for workers who depend on tips is $2.13 hourly and it hasn't risen in more than 20 years. And employers routinely cheat the tipped workers.
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Geer does Lear: Much ado about the 21st century relevancy of a Shakespearean plot point
June 25, 2014The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Los Angeles has launched its season gloriously with "King Lear."
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Gore strikes hard (and strikes out), again
June 25, 2014While capitalism is a major cause of the environmental problems we face, humanity needs environmental change to start happening now - we can't wait for socialism.
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Today in labor history: Fair Labor Standards Act signed by Roosevelt
June 25, 2014Senator Hugo Black, author of the law, initially proposed a 30-hour week. Close to 700,000 workers were benefited from the legislation.
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