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Union democracy preserved: Teamster members retain right to vote
January 16, 2015This is another step Teamsters members have taken to move their union away from its sordid past and towards a powerful democratic future.
Read moreRaising wages agenda rolled out at AFL-CIO summit
January 8, 2015The nation's largest labor federation, the AFL-CIO, rolled out here today its first- ever Raising Wages agenda.
Read moreEven with master’s degree, wages are dismal
January 7, 2015Many of the people gathering in Washington this morning at the first-ever AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages didn't have an easy time getting here.
Read moreIranian workers resist as sanctions grip
January 5, 2015The coming to power of President Hassan Rouhani was sold, both nationally and internationally, as a turning point in the politics of Iran.
Read moreHelp make an IBEW striker smile for the holidays!
December 18, 2014The union workers of FairPoint believe in serving their customers, not kowtowing to the company's greedy Wall Street owners.
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