Labor
After first look at full TPP text, union leaders give pact thumbs down
November 6, 2015Union leaders gave the 12-nation treaty an initial thumbs down as being too pro-corporate and not guaranteeing workers' rights.
Read moreCampaign exposes widespread abuses of poultry industry workers
November 5, 2015Poultry workers in the United States suffer high rates of injury, earn poverty level wages and work in a climate of fear.
Read moreFifty professors arrested at City University of New York protest
November 5, 2015"The future of our students' education is at stake. Our action today is part of a long struggle for racial and educational justice."
Read moreRallies for $15 minimum wage to be held nationwide November 10
November 5, 2015Polls show that Americans support raising the minimum wage - in recent years 14 states have done so.
Read moreLiz Yates, 90, helped organize Seattle teachers
November 4, 2015Elizabeth Yates who helped unionize her fellow Seattle school teachers and remained a lifelong progressive activist.
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