transportation
Unsafe buses being built in LA with $1.50-per-hour Chinese labor
October 30, 2013The workers have been living in dormitory-style housing for up to six months, getting paid only $1.50 per hour and a $50 a day allowance.
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Today in labor history: Wreck of the Old 97
September 26, 2013The derailment left 11 of the eighteen on board dead and the remaining seven injured. Among the dead were engineer Broady, the conductor, and the flagman.
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Public transit, living wage top 2014 “people’s” agenda
September 19, 2013"No worker should have to live off of poverty wages. People should be able to work 40 hours a week and take care of their families off of that."
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American Airlines unions join pro-airline merger ad drive
July 22, 2013Facing questions about the planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways, the three unions representing most U.S. workers joined an open pro-merger ad campaign.
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U.S. and British transport workers form alliance
March 27, 2013They have agreed to cooperate on safety issues; launch joint campaigns targeting employers in-common; and advance a strategy promoting the right of workers to organize unions and bargain.
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