Labor
GOP lawmakers bash unions and labor board
June 1, 2011Republicans on the House Education and the Workforce Committee veered between criticizing unions and bashing the the NLRB.
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Nurses score wins for unions and patients
May 31, 2011Emphasizing that short-staffing harms patients, the National Nurses Union racked up a big contract win at the D.C. area's largest hospital, the Washington Hospital Center.
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Asian Americans tackle job discrimination
May 31, 2011Job discrimination is on the rise for Asian Americans, one of the fastest-growing minority group in the U.S., and now number 15 million nationwide.
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Workers, supporters cheer cheating contractor’s downfall
May 27, 2011A huge wage-theft case against a San Francisco Bay Area contractor almost reached the finish line May 26. One last chapter must still be written.
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Labor’s use of giant rat deemed legal
May 27, 2011The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled the giant inflatable rat used by the labor movement is legal, even at demonstrations in front of secondary employers.
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