Labor
Back to the future: British Labour Party platform
February 12, 2019The party has drafted a strong pro-labor platform that it pledges to run on and enact if it gains power in the next UK elections.
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After the national elections Mexico’s electrical workers rebuild their union
February 11, 2019"We walked miles and miles in demonstrations, faced with dignity those who fired the workers. We did not sell out, even as our families suffered, and we didn't just sit back with our arms folded and...
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Chicago charter school teachers strike for smaller classes and higher pay
February 8, 2019Funding is up, but Chicago charter schools are cutting budgets and laying off staff. Teachers have had enough.
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Workers, AFL-CIO, Democrats open legislative push for $15 minimum wage
February 8, 2019Workers descended on Capitol Hill to tell lawmakers to raise the wage. Democrats liked what they heard; Republicans didn’t.
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100 years after Seattle 1919: Is the general strike making a comeback?
February 7, 2019The General Strike, a worker weapon that struck fear into corporate chieftains and their political cronies a century ago is getting a fresh look.
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