Labor
Push work sharing to soften impact of joblessness
February 24, 2012The job-sharing plan is another attempt to cut the impact of joblessness even in a weak recovery.
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AFL-CIO leader champions day laborers’ quest for humane immigration reform
February 24, 2012Many, undocumented, risked arrest and possible deportation. But they would not be deterred in their quest.
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Trumka lauds low-wage workers’ progress in self-organizing
February 24, 2012Richard Trumka spent a two-day February swing through California lauding car wash workers, home health care aides, domestic workers, and day laborers.
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Locked-out workers and supporters converge on Minnesota town
February 24, 2012On their Journey for Justice, workers locked out by American Crystal Sugar, joined by locked-out workers from Cooper Tire, delivered a message to a bank in Chaska, Minn.
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Union says collective bargaining protects pregnant women
February 24, 2012With business discrimination against pregnant female workers still widespread, the Service Employees contend one of the best ways to battle it is through collective bargaining and union contracts.
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