Labor
Oakland teachers’ strike victory: Billionaires won’t determine our kids’ futures
March 5, 2019Along with salary increases, teachers also won a pause on school closures and a moratorium on publicly-funded but privately-run charter schools.
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Ted Lindsay, hockey players union pioneer, dies at 93
March 4, 2019Lindsay worked with other NHL players to organize the original Players’ Association.
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Should U.S. Olympic athletes unionize?
February 27, 2019It might be the only option they have left.
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Perez, DNC Chair, repeats party fealty to labor with add-ons
February 20, 2019"My former boss, Teddy Kennedy, once asked: ‘How do you spell success? U-N-I-O-N.' "
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Cleveland labor gears up for fights on multiple fronts
February 19, 2019Like bees preparing to swarm, delegates to the Feb. 13 AFL-CIO meeting in Cleveland gathered to plan actions to support workers rights.
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