Labor
Short staffing, security problems force Univ. of Chicago nurses onto info picket line
July 23, 2019Conditions are bad enough that NNU filed a formal complaint with state health and occupational safety officials earlier this year.
Read moreIn Philippines’ banana plantations: Children working in the trees, parents on strike
July 22, 2019From the archives of social movement photographer David Bacon: The banana plantations of Mindanao, Philippines.
Read more“As bad as dad”: Trump nominates Antonin Scalia’s son as Labor Secretary
July 19, 2019Eugene Scalia’s spent his career advocating big business causes and cases.
Read moreUnion leaders laud house vote to repeal ‘Cadillac tax’ on health care plans
July 19, 2019The tax, part of the ACA, was supposed to prompt market-driven decisions by consumers on health care, but economic analysts pointed out it would lead to declines in coverage instead.
Read more“Human beings, not robots”: Amazon workers strike in Shakopee, Minn.
July 18, 2019"The truth is Amazon needs us in order to make Prime Day a success."
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