Labor
Minnesota contractor charged with wage theft
April 5, 2012A trucking company owner faces felony "theft by swindle" charges for stealing thousands of dollars in wages from employees.
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Greed endangers blood supply say American Red Cross workers
April 5, 2012ARC is attempting to make unilateral changes to employee health insurance that mean deductibles and co-pays could raise costs many thousands a year.
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Labor movement celebrates Saundra Williams
April 2, 2012"An outstanding and phenomenal woman," noted Metro Detroit Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) President Millie Hall about Metro Detroit AFL-CIO President Saundra Williams.
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Court ditches parts of Wisconsin’s anti-worker law
April 2, 2012Late Friday afternoon a federal judge here struck down two parts of GOP Gov. Scott Walker's 2011 anti-worker law that killed collective bargaining rights for workers.
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Unions take aim at discrimination against Latinas
April 2, 2012"For Latinas, the pathway to social and economic advancement is lined with hurdles," says the 134-page Trabajadoras: Challenges and Conditions of Latina Workers in the United States.
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