Labor
Domestic workers win basic labor rights
July 8, 2010NEW YORK-After a six-year struggle, domestic workers here won a huge victory.
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Philly taxi drivers protest immigrant detentions
July 8, 2010Taxi drivers protest underhanded tactics and immigration arrests of 25 drivers by local parking authority working in collusion with federal immigration officials.
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Strikers at Mott’s pick up nationwide support
July 7, 2010Support from around the country is coming in to 300 striking workers at the Mott's apple products plant in Williamson, N.Y.
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Workers of the world need a “new global economic order”
July 6, 2010VANCOUVER, Canada - In the video below, Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, summarizes an opinion expressed by many at this global union meet: Make the banks pay to create jobs and clean up their mess.
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LaborFest 2010: Art, history and today’s struggles
July 5, 2010In the San Francisco Bay Area, July is LaborFest month - a cornucopia of film, video, tours, art, music, theater, panels, workshops and more, delving into the many issues and struggles of today's workers and those...
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