Wages
Today in labor history: 1919 Boston police strike
September 9, 2013Nothing fueled the anti-union Red Scare propagandists more than the Boston police strike of 1919.
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Elizabeth Warren at AFL-CIO meet: “If we don’t fight, we don’t win”
September 9, 2013LOS ANGELES - Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the outspoken Massachusetts Democrat, told delegates at the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention here Sunday that the agenda of the labor movement and its allies has always been and continues to be...
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OUR Walmart shows strength in nation’s heartland
September 9, 2013Growth of OUR Walmart in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan has been greater than all other states combined.
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For dignity and higher wages, Walmart workers risk arrest
September 6, 2013ORLANDO, Fla. - Seven members and supporters of OUR Walmart, Organization United for Respect at Walmart, were arrested here for blocking an entrance, during a protest at a Walmart in Orange County, Fla., on Sept. 5.
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Across nation, Walmart workers protest illegal firings
September 6, 2013Across the nation, Walmart workers struck again, and rallied with union and community supporters in some 15 cities.
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