Labor
At MLK Conference, young organizers outline obstacles, opportunities
January 18, 2023Mismanagement by bosses, exploitation, and repression hinder but sometimes help organizing.
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AFL-CIO’s Redmond: Disenfranchising workers boosts ‘fascist ideology’
January 17, 2023Labor and civil rights movements must maintain their united struggle for justice, he says.
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AFL-CIO’s MLK Conference emphasizes protecting democracy, politics, organizing
January 13, 2023Union leaders are warning at the Jan. 13-16 event this weekend that the threat to democracy and to workers’ rights is not over.
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Nurses at 2 NYC hospitals return to work as deal ends strike
January 12, 2023The union stressed staffing levels as a key concern, saying that nurses who labored through the grueling peak of the coronavirus pandemic are stretched far too thin because too many jobs are open.
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Ahead of major strike, Amazon closes three U.K. warehouses, endangering 1,200 jobs
January 11, 2023Retail giant promises jobs at other facilities, but workers can’t just move their whole life chasing another warehouse.
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