Labor
Today in labor history: Official claims “Robin Hood” was communist plot
November 13, 2014The episode seems silly in retrospect. What was not so silly, however, was the political repression Communists faced.
Read moreWalmart workers begin first in-store sitdown strike in company history
November 13, 2014"I'm sitting down on strike today to protest Walmart's illegal fear tactics and to send a message to management and the Waltons that they can't continue to silence us!"
Read moreAFL-CIO’s Samuel: Expect congressional attacks on workers rights
November 13, 2014Expect wide and various attacks on workers rights from a totally Republican-run 114h Congress, AFL-CIO Legislative Director Bill Samuel warns.
Read moreAFL-CIO to push economic agenda starting with January wage summit
November 13, 2014The AFL-CIO will strongly push its economic agenda, emphasizing job creation and raising workers' incomes, starting with a "wage summit" in January in D.C.
Read moreLocked capitol doors lead to Michigan unions’ right-to-work lawsuit
November 13, 2014The long-running war over Michigan's controversial, Republican-engineered "Right to Work" (for less) laws is headed to court.
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