Labor
This week in labor history: Chicago stockyard workers win 8-hour day
March 26, 2018“Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, and eight hours for what you will” became the international call for labor rights in the 19th century.
Read moreMoney bill bans bosses from stealing workers’ tips
March 23, 2018In an apparent big win for low-income workers, the money bill for the federal government for the rest of this fiscal year bans bosses from stealing workers’ tips.
Read morePuerto Rico teachers walk out to protest privatization
March 22, 2018More than 16,000 public school teachers in Puerto Rico walked out of the classrooms and marched to the Capitol in San Juan.
Read morePorcelen SpecRail strikers hold firm
March 20, 2018"We all went out together, we're all going back together."
Read moreStriking Ferguson workers score a big win and a new contract
March 20, 2018After 104 days on the picket line, the workers at Christian Care Nursing Home have won a major victory.
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