Labor
Fast food workers rally vs. poverty wages
October 17, 2013Fast food workers and their supporters packed a Wendy's restaurant in Oakland Oct. 15, demanding a living wage and labor rights.
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What does AFL-CIO Convention mean to the class struggle today? Let’s discuss
October 16, 2013The AFL-CIO, the country's largest labor federation, held a groundbreaking convention in Los Angeles. Join us for a teleconference dialogue on what happened.
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Fast food giants cost America $7 billion in McTaxes
October 16, 2013Two recently published reports shed damning light on the high cost of low wages in the fast food industry.
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Today in labor history: Black inventor Henry Blair patents cotton planter
October 14, 2013In 1857 patent rights were denied to slaves and were restored after the Civil War. Blair died in 1860, the year the war began.
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Shutdown puts hundreds of thousands in dire straits
October 14, 2013About half a million federal employees remain locked out of their jobs due to the shutdown.
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