Labor
At Paris Trade Union Forum: A call to ban fracking worldwide
December 4, 2015Over 40 percent of natural gas comes from shale gas, which is such a driver for climate change because of methane -- 120 times more powerful than carbon.
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COP 21: Unions sow the seeds of labor to yield green jobs
December 3, 2015Labor leaders presented real plans and logical solutions for creating clean jobs that sustain the labor movement and reduce or eliminate harm to the environment.
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Today in labor history: First recorded strike in Egypt, maybe ever
November 23, 2015On this day in the year 1170 BCE, the first recorded strike took place against the building of pyramids.
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New federal education aid bill: Teachers unions weigh in
November 20, 2015NEA, AFT, and AFSA lobbied their lawmakers long and hard to change the No Child Left Behind law.
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High court tackles four important cases involving workers, unions
November 20, 2015The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to drastically rewrite not just labor law, but working conditions in the U.S.
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