unions
Right-to-work loses in Illinois house, heads for Missouri veto
May 28, 2015In a rebuke to GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner's anti-worker agenda, the Democratic-run Illinois House voted his bill down.
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Germany: many strikes and a big scandal
May 28, 2015A locomotive engineers strike stopped freight cars and passenger traffic; meanwhile, Angela Davis visited Berlin and elsewhere in Germany.
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Cleveland labor launches campaign against racism
May 22, 2015The North Shore AFL-CIO Federation of Labor has launched a campaign to support the fight against racism.
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Protesters serve notice to McDonald’s shareholders: $15 and union
May 22, 2015The demonstrators had a single-minded determination to send a message to McDonald's on the eve of its stockholders meeting.
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“Blood on Steel”: Book remembers 1937 Steelworkers strike
May 21, 2015On Memorial Day, 1937 thousands of steelworkers marched on Republic Steel in Chicago, demanding union recognition.
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