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Justices: Collective bargaining determines pay for putting on protective gear

January 29, 2014 By PAI

In a 9-0 decision on Jan. 27, justices said time used in taking off and putting on the gear is a bargainable subject under labor law.

Our daughters deserve better than 77 percent of a man’s pay

January 27, 2014 By Matt Murray

There is no denying that in spite of our best efforts, women continue to be discriminated against in the workplace.

Low wage workers at Pentagon walk out

January 27, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Low-wage workers at the focus of the nation's defense machine, the Pentagon, joined the lengthening list of fed-up workers who have walked off their jobs.

Union membership rises by 162k, workforce share unchanged

January 24, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

Union membership in the U.S. rose by 162,000 in 2013, to 14.528 million, the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated, but the union share of the nation's workers stayed unchanged at 11.3 percent.

GE closing upstate NY plant, betraying workers, community

January 23, 2014 By Tony Long

Despite 17 bargaining sessions over a 60-day period, GE has decided to shutter its 75-year-old plant in Fort Edward, New York.