unions
Mexican right rams through anti-labor law
October 1, 2012Mexico has had, on paper, progressive labor laws. However, workers have trouble defending their interests even where there is a union.
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Duquesne University professors say yes to a union
October 1, 2012Professors at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, a prominent Catholic institution, voted to unionize with the Steelworkers. But the struggle isn't over yet.
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Today in labor history: First Model T leaves the assembly line
September 26, 2012The problems of speedup and other dangerous assembly line practices were skewered in Charlie Chaplin's classic film "Modern Times."
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A fight grows in Brooklyn to save SUNY Downstate
September 25, 2012Public health professionals are working to save hundreds of jobs and preserve community services here at a state university-run medical center, the fourth largest employer in the borough
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Koch Brothers try to kill California unions
September 24, 2012Prop 32 would ban both unions and corporations from using payroll-deducted funds for political purposes in California.
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