Labor
After El Paso massacre, California Walmart workers walk out over gun sales
August 9, 2019"Of all the gun tragedies, this hit the closest to home for a lot of us," Marshall told news media reps. "I felt like I had to do something or else I would really be complicit...
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Public service unions still strong a year after Janus
August 6, 2019Some labor-friendly states enacted laws last year to protect membership rolls while unions redoubled their recruitment efforts.
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El Paso overtakes Democrats’ pro-worker stands at AFSCME forum
August 5, 2019The mass murder of 20 people in El Paso, with another 26 wounded, overshadowed Democratic presidential hopefuls’ pro-worker stands at a special AFSCME forum.
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Unpaid Harlan County miners sitting in and blocking coal trains
August 2, 2019Never piss off a coal miner, especially if you haven’t paid him for weeks – and then try to ship the last load of coal he dug out of the mountains out of town.
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Best Market: The worst for workers
August 2, 2019Supermarket staff, community organizations, workers’ rights groups, union activists, supporters and elected officials gathered for a rally on Tuesday.
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