activism
New Canadian “super union” aims for different kind of unionism
September 11, 2013TORONTO - Canada's progressive movement just gained a giant new ally as thousands of delegates, representing more than 300,000 workers, founded Unifor, a new union aimed at transforming the labor scene in this country.
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Immigration reform fight continues amid Syria debate
September 10, 2013The question now is whether the Syria situation and the threat of a new partisan war over the debt ceiling will derail immigration reform efforts.
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Labor’s house opens door wide: Let’s work together
September 10, 2013Envisioning a common cause coalition powerful enough to defeat the stranglehold of "entrenched corporate interests," Richard Trumka announced an agenda that would include many democratic goals.
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Social media and labor: a perfect, and necessary, match
September 10, 2013The union members of tomorrow are not going to be reached in the same manner as their predecessors. Twenty-five percent of U.S. voters are no longer watching television
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Ethiopian immigrant Tefere Gebre shakes up labor organizing
September 10, 2013Gebre's first attempt at union organizing in Orange County was a smashing success. He successfully signed up 400 workers who toiled as sorters of trash.
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