Jobs
LA supporters take to the streets to back fired El Super worker
June 18, 2015On a hot summer day in LA, Fermin Rodriquez, a fired El Super market worker, marched alongside community, labor and religious leaders.
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New Haven march calls for hiring to end jobs crisis
June 17, 2015Every neighborhood and many unions rallied together behind the banner of New Haven Rising for good jobs for city residents.
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Missouri workers win with wage bill and right-to-work veto
June 5, 2015"Since 1978 Missouri has said no to right-to-work and in just a minute I will sign that veto and make sure the voices of Missouri's working people are heard."
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Activists demand re-hiring at Walmart
June 3, 2015On June 2 in Dallas, nationwide rallies demanded re-hiring of laid-off Walmart workers.
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New NEA president Eskelsen Garcia brings verve, edge to union
May 28, 2015Teacher Lily Eskelsen Garcia has seen poverty's impact on her students, so for her, the issue is personal.
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