Labor
McDonald’s workers block streets during nationwide wage protests
September 4, 2014More than 20 workers were arrested outside a McDonald's in Chicago, where 450 demonstrated for several hours before marching onto Wabash Ave.
Read moreCablevision workers release new music video
September 3, 2014In honor of Labor Day, the workers released a new music video, called "Strike."
Read moreFast food workers plan civil disobedience during Thursday’s nationwide strikes
September 3, 2014Fast food workers in cities across the United States are planning strikes and civil disobedience tomorrow, according to organizers.
Read moreBattle of the Overpass: Henry Ford, the UAW, and the power of the press
September 3, 2014Henry Ford in particular was the poster child of anti-unionism in the heady days of strikes and strife, preferring profits over workers' rights.
Read moreOutrage over plea bargain in burning death of lab worker
August 28, 2014A plea-bargained small settlement in the case of a CWA worker who burned to death in an unsafe college chemical laboratory has outraged both her family and her union.
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