Labor
Mercedes Martinez’s “homework assignment”: Keep Puerto Rico in mind
June 25, 2019“I want Puerto Rico to remain visible and for people to keep in mind the political situation we face."
Read moreShady contractors jailed in Bay area and on Long Island
June 20, 2019Wage theft and outright enslavement of immigrant workers were uncovered by the DOL at the Silvery Towers construction site in San Jose, Calif.
Read moreSteelworkers organizer comes up with great anti-New NAFTA line
June 20, 2019“If ya can’t enforce it, why are ya gonna pass it?” she asks
Read moreDemocratic money bill halts Trump rollback of OSHA beryllium rule
June 19, 2019The bill, with spending for the Departments of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Defense and other agencies, is what’s called “a minibus,” where six individual spending bills were combined.
Read moreAutoworkers narrowly lose again at Chattanooga Volkswagen plant
June 18, 2019Over a period of nine weeks, Volkswagen was able to break the will of enough workers to destroy their majority.
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