Labor
ATU: “A Common-Sense Bus Safety Proposal”
August 26, 2015Putting intercity bus drivers under federal overtime pay laws would raise their pay, lower their fatigue, and cut fatal bus crashes and deaths.
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Nevada unions to Trump: pay your hotel’s workers fair wages
August 24, 2015As far as Nevada's unions are concerned, Donald Trump should put his money where his mouth is.
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Today in labor history: United Farm Workers launch the lettuce boycott
August 24, 2015Forty-five years ago on this date, UFW Organizing Committee leader César Chávez called for a consumer boycott of lettuce.
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Black union leaders speak out on labor movement’s future
August 21, 2015A new 35-page white paper, "A Future for Workers: A Contribution From Black Labor," was released by the Black Labor Collaborative.
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Top AFL-CIO officials: “U.S. labor law must catch up”
August 20, 2015Modernized global economy requires a rewrite of the National Labor Relations Act and U.S. agreement and obedience to international labor law standards.
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