worker rights
Walmart moms announce new strikes in 20 cities starting Friday
May 29, 2014Citing the company's retaliation against workers, striking Walmart moms will join fellow workers, families, and community supporters nationwide as early as Friday.
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Life of General Gordon Baker, Jr. celebrated in Detroit
May 29, 2014The life of General Gordon Baker, Jr. was celebrated with a huge outpouring of many hundreds this past Saturday.
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Today in labor history: Rochester general strike
May 28, 2014On May 28, 1946, more than 30,000 workers in Rochester, N.Y., staged a successful one-day general strike.
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Hartford and New Haven join fast-food workers strike in 150 cities
May 19, 2014"Where Congress is failing to take action to address inequality, these workers are leading the way; their fight is a shining light that will benefit all workers in the country."
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Fast food workers striking all over the world
May 15, 2014Today, fast food workers around the world are engaging in a one-day strike calling for higher wages and the right to form a union.
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