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Call for stronger labor law first for Obama on national television
January 22, 2015Obama, for the first time since he took office six years ago, used his State of the Union Speech last Tuesday to call for new, tougher labor laws to protect worker's rights.
Read morePresident Obama goes on offense in State of the Union
January 21, 2015An upbeat and forceful President Obama signaled he intends to use the rest of his second term to push for a progressive agenda on behalf of the nation's working people.
Read moreHappiness is … joining a union!
January 21, 2015Union members are happier with their lives than nonunion workers. Makes sense, right? Now comes a study that proves it.
Read moreTentative pact lets 18,000 Kaiser California nurses cancel strike
January 21, 2015"The pact shows the chain recognizes the nurses' devotion to assuring the highest level of quality care for patients as well as protections for the nurses who deliver that care."
Read moreNewspaper Guild changes name to NewsGuild, re-elects Lunzer
January 20, 2015After almost eight decades as The Newspaper Guild, delegates to the union's convention voted to officially change its name to The NewsGuild.
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