Labor
Shuler, Levin: Pro Act would have stopped Amazon’s tactics at Bessemer
May 21, 2021They say the union would have won the vote had it not been for the labor law breaking by Amazon.
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Wage theft enforcement against corporate thieves on the rise
May 20, 2021Wage theft, especially from low-wage workers of color, is much more pervasive than people realize—and, increasingly, local District Attorneys and state Attorneys General are stepping up enforcement.
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Day of action demands ‘$15 and a union’ from McDonald’s
May 20, 2021Protests were held across the country prior to the corporation's annual shareholders meeting, including strikes by workers in Connecticut.
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Thousands of McDonald’s workers forced to stage 1-day strike today for $15/hr
May 19, 2021McDonald’s workers and their supporters strike and rally in at least 15 U.S. cities.
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News Guild protests takeovers by Alden hedge fund—‘the destroyer of newspapers’
May 19, 2021Thousands tell the Tribune Company that Alden’s aims are to rip off and rip up local papers.
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