Labor
This week in history: IWW members tried in 1918 for “obstructing the war”
March 19, 2018The resistance to U.S. militarism and capitalism by the Wobblies should be a lesson for those resisting today.
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Trump Ed Secretary DeVos trashes her own workers’ union, imposes “contract”
March 16, 2018Not content with trashing teachers’ unions in Michigan, DeVos is now “trying to kill the union” for her own agency’s 3,900 member-workers.
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Workers’ Congress in Los Angeles recommits to ‘inseparable’ resistance
March 16, 2018"Our issues are inseparable, our futures are inseparable, we are inseparable, and today's work is finding how we all win in 2018."
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Steel tariffs: Playing Trump’s protectionist game
March 13, 2018Labor and progressives should be skeptical of what Trump is putting on the table. He's not thinking of workers' interests with his trade proposals.
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Trump proposes ending speed limits on pork processing lines
March 13, 2018“The proposed swine inspection modernization rule is another example of the administration’s unacceptable prioritization of profits over the safety of American workers and consumers.”
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