Labor
Election mandate calls for unity and jobs
November 19, 2013Led by New Haven Rising, unions of Yale University workers and community groups, hundreds of volunteers knocked on doors across the city this summer and fall to discuss issues and organize a large voter turnout.
Read morePlans to make Black Friday biggest worker mobilization ever
November 19, 2013Walmart workers, the nation's labor leaders, and community leaders from all across the U.S. announced plans to turn the busiest holiday shopping day of the year into one of the largest mobilizations of workers in U.S....
Read moreU.S. to prosecute Walmart for violation of workers’ rights
November 18, 2013The National Labor Relations Board General Counsel is issuing a decision today to prosecute Walmart for its widespread violations of its workers' rights.
Read moreNLRB: Groups’ call center fired worker for union activism
November 15, 2013"They've taken every opportunity to fire people, and they've been getting away with it."
Read moreNational Labor College to close
November 15, 2013"I am saddened to report that the Board of Trustees directed me and the college's officers to develop a plan to close the college," said the institution's president.
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