Labor
Liz Yates, 90, helped organize Seattle teachers
November 4, 2015Elizabeth Yates who helped unionize her fellow Seattle school teachers and remained a lifelong progressive activist.
Read moreRetired Teamsters slammed by budget bill
November 2, 2015Thousands of retired Teamsters have been blasted this month by major cuts to their pensions.
Read moreEl Super workers continue fighting after 720 days with no contract
November 2, 2015El Super market workers continued their fight for a fair contract with hundreds demonstrating last week.
Read moreSurvey: Health care premiums continue to outpace inflation and wages
October 30, 2015The survey confirms what most workers already feel: Health care costs are gobbling up more and more of their wages.
Read moreNLRB declares taxi drivers are employees, can vote to unionize
October 30, 2015Taxi drivers, like millions of other such exploited workers nationwide, are not "independent contractors" but are really employees.
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