Labor
Ohio ramps up fight to repeal SB 5
October 31, 2011The latest Quinnipiac poll shows Ohio voters favor repealing SB 5 by a 57 to 32 point margin.
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Workers hit streets to repeal union-buster SB 5
October 31, 2011Labor activists held a rally in Cleveland to mobilize voter turnout in the Nov. 8 election to defeat Issue 2 and repeal SB 5, the law that strips public employees collective bargaining rights.
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Miners demand prosecution of Massey execs
October 31, 2011Mine workers are now demanding criminal prosecution of 18 Massey Coal Company executives - including retired CEO Don Blankenship - for "industrial homicide."
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Ohio unionists ramp up push against anti-worker law
October 28, 2011Ohio unionists are ramping up their campaign to repeal right-wing Gov. John Kasich's anti-worker anti-union law, as a Nov. 8 referendum on it nears.
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Tobacco workers exposed to human rights abuse
October 27, 2011Farm workers face job-related hazards, including heat stroke, pesticide, and acute nicotine poisoning.
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