Labor
Conn. AFL-CIO convention: Members commit to “Move Forward Together”
October 12, 2017Connecticut has been a prime target for the Koch brothers and right-wing groups like the Yankee Institute pushing to limit the bargaining rights of state workers.
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Canadian Communists, labor, and social justice groups oppose “new NAFTA”
October 6, 2017Communist Party leader Elizabeth Rowley said re-negotiating NAFTA “will not make a bad deal better."
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In Wisconsin, will Foxconn “mouthwash” hide stench of “right to work?”
October 4, 2017Trade unions are constantly buffeted by financial power plays.
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Labor movement begins to reassess its approach to Cuba relations
October 3, 2017The Washington State Labor Council of the AFL-CIO called for an end to the U.S. economic blockade and travel restrictions on that country.
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AFL-CIO, several unions send volunteers to Puerto Rico
October 3, 2017Some 275 volunteers – pilots, mechanics, flight attendants, and others – will take off on a union-sponsored relief mission to hurricane-smashed Puerto Rico.
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