Labor
Speakers advocate organizing society, institutions to combat corporate power
November 17, 2017“It’s a matter of organizing. Individuals don’t have a lot of power.”
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Veterans to lose big time if Trump tax plan passes
November 10, 2017"The nation's veterans are the one percent who sacrifice for their country."
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Joint Employer bill: Republicans say nobody’s responsible for wage theft
November 9, 2017The so-called “Save Local Business Act” says that a franchisor is not responsible for labor law-breaking by its franchise-holder, even when the parent firm controls virtually everything at the local outlet.
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International trade unionists hunt solutions for downsides of “free trade”
November 1, 2017“Free trade has been accompanied by economic and social chaos,” says Noureddine Taboubi, a union leader from Tunisia.
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AFL-CIO must shine light on past foreign policy, activists say
October 30, 2017They want the federation to open up the files on AIFLD, an agency founded in the Cold War era that often worked against workers’ interests in other countries.
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