Labor
Store cleaners file class action suit for back pay, set strike date
May 27, 2015Janitors who clean department stores in the Twin Cities announced two key developments in their campaign for better wages and working conditions.
Read moreU.S. call to support striking farmworkers in Baja California, Mexico
May 22, 2015The UFW is calling for putting pressure on the giant Driscoll Company in solidarity with the striking workers.
Read moreCleveland labor launches campaign against racism
May 22, 2015The North Shore AFL-CIO Federation of Labor has launched a campaign to support the fight against racism.
Read more“Blood on Steel”: Book remembers 1937 Steelworkers strike
May 21, 2015On Memorial Day, 1937 thousands of steelworkers marched on Republic Steel in Chicago, demanding union recognition.
Read moreKatrina smashed New Orleans, now SCOTUS smashes its teachers
May 21, 2015The quest of 7,500 fired New Orleans teachers and school staffers for back pay and damages ended in a loss at the Supreme Court.
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