Labor
Big co-working firm settles NLRB case by rewriting handbook
October 17, 2016he nation’s largest co-working startup has agreed to rewrite an employee handbook that broke labor law.
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EPI: Corporate tax avoidance close to $700 billion
October 17, 2016Taking advantage of big loopholes in the U.S. tax code, evade almost $700 billion in U.S. taxes.
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Major symphony orchestras force musicians to strike
October 7, 2016Pittsburgh, Fort Worth orchestras are still out; Philly settles; Allentown to vote.
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Fight for $15: “McDonald’s, take sexual harassment off the menu”
October 7, 2016"We stand by women in the fast-food industry in calling for safer workplaces where harassment is not tolerated."
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Chicago Reader staff rallies to call out negligent publisher
October 7, 2016The staff demanded that the publisher negotiate a contract after leaving workers in limbo for over a year.
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