unions
Union leaders welcome end of shutdown, lifting of debt limit
October 17, 2013Union leaders welcomed Congress' end of the two-week partial federal shutdown and the decision to suspend the nation's debt limit, thus avoiding what would have been a first-ever default.
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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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“Let us work,” say government workers
October 14, 2013It's hurting our communities, said demonstrators in downtown Detroit protesting the tea party led government shutdown.
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