Labor
Union leaders and immigrants’ rights advocates: new trade pacts disastrous
December 10, 2014Implementation of new "free trade" pacts, and specifically the TPP between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim nations, could lead to mass unemployment in Latin America.
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Walmart workers: When we fight, we win!
December 8, 2014"Don't be afraid, come out and fight for your rights, see all these people here. This gives me hope."
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Fast food workers walk off the job in 190 cities
December 5, 2014Fast food workers walked off the job from one end of the country to the other today, with police arresting hundreds of workers engaging in civil disobedience.
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Senate to OK McFerran to NLRB seat
December 5, 2014The Senate planned to vote on Dec. 8 on President Obama's nomination of Lauren McFerran to a National Labor Relations Board seat.
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Jobless rate unchanged in Nov., businesses say they created 321K jobs
December 5, 2014The number of unemployed actually rose by 115,000 in November, to 9.11 million, BLS said. But an equal number of workers found jobs, so the rate stayed unchanged.
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