Labor
Hotel workers demand cities protect them from sexual harassment
May 26, 2017“We think it’s very important to protect our workers, particularly women who are isolated” while cleaning rooms, Sarah Lyons of Unite Here Local 1 in Chicago told WLS TV.
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Long after the flames, firefighters at risk from cancer chemicals
May 25, 2017During the “overhaul” phase of fighting a fire, they are still being exposed to a potpourri of carcinogenic chemicals and gases.
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Union leaders blast Trump’s proposed budget
May 25, 2017They concentrated their heaviest fire on Trump’s plans to cut social service spending for the poor and the elderly.
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McDonald’s workers have families – but can’t make enough to feed them
May 24, 2017The corporate giant has continuously thwarted employees in their demands for better working conditions and a livable wage.
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Trump Resistance movement takes aim at McDonald’s today
May 23, 2017Women’s March, Movement for Black Lives, Our Revolution, MoveOn, other heavyweights to join 10,000 underpaid workers in two days of protest
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