Labor
Missouri unionists, businesses, officials mobilize vs. ‘right-to-work’
March 30, 2015They packed the Small Business Committee hearing room and offered detailed testimony on the benefits of unionization and the harm such a law would cause.
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Wisconsin companies join the fight against right-to-work-for-less
March 30, 2015Businesses even say they will move out of state in order to avoid the law's negative effects on their bottom lines.
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Illinois Gov. Rauner’s anti-labor ploy actually boosts a union local
March 26, 2015When many working families are facing hardship and workers' rights are under attack, solidarity is still our best defense.
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Danny Glover tells young unionists they are making history
March 25, 2015"Each generation makes its own history... We need your voices here now more than ever."
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Today in women’s and labor history: Triangle sweatshop fire kills 146
March 25, 2015A total of 146 workers - almost all of them immigrant women - were killed in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
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