Labor
Fast food workers plan civil disobedience as employers “freak out” over NLRB ruling
July 31, 2014The "$15 and a union" campaign won an NLRB decision that could dramatically change the organizing landscape in favor of fast food workers.
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Labor leaders say from now on union organizing will be different
July 31, 2014America's union leaders and the workers they represent are not going to take it anymore; they are determined to fight the attacks on labor.
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Today in labor history: Medicare and Medicaid established
July 30, 2014The ongoing fight to protect Medicare and Medicaid today from right-wing "reforms" is in sharp contrast to the victory of July 30, 1965.
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Protesters tell Apple: Ensure fair treatment for security guards
July 28, 2014Union and community activists called on the iconic computer and smartphone manufacturer to push for fair treatment of security workers.
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Vivan los Carwasheros!
July 28, 2014Los Angeles' first union carwash caravan took place July 24. Drivers brought their cars to Highland Car Wash on N. Figueroa Street in the L.A. neighborhood of Highland Park.
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