Virginia
U. Virginia students on solidarity hunger strike
March 1, 2012Students at the University of Virginia this morning began the 12th day of their hunger strike in support of higher wages for university workers.
Read moreIKEA workers win their union
July 28, 2011In a 221-69 vote, workers at the IKEA Swedwood plant here voted to have the Machinists union become their official representative.
Read moreDanville IKEA workers voting today on union
July 27, 2011An election today at IKEA's Swedwood furniture plant will determine whether workers at the plant will have a union to represent them.
Read moreIKEA stacks deck against union backers
June 30, 2011IKEA agreed to a union election date, but only after adding "team captains" to the pool in a move the Machinists union says is aimed at influencing the vote.
Read moreBus drivers fed up, locked out, then fired
June 28, 2011On June 13, the bus drivers of AFSCME Local 3001, who drive the Arlington County, Va., buses, made the declaration that they have had enough.
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