Labor
Immokalee workers pact with Fresh Market sets “new precedent”
February 6, 2015This sets an "important new precedent that supports growers who are making investments to improve labor conditions on their farms with increased market share."
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Today in African American history: Celebrating life of Bob Marley
February 6, 2015Bob Marley, the internationally famous and influential performer of reggae music, was born in northern Jamaica on this date in 1945.
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Houston, we have a problem: Strike at major oil refineries
February 6, 2015"Houston has the worst record in Texas, and Texas has the worst record in the nation when it comes to workplace fatalities or catastrophes."
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Today in labor history: The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
February 5, 2015The FMLA was intended "to balance the demands of the workplace with the needs of families."
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Illinois legislature Democrats vow to protect workers
February 5, 2015The first scheme they plan to stop is any Republican effort to impose a so-called "right to work" law in the Land of Lincoln.
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