worker rights
UAW on verge of breakthrough in South?
October 7, 2013There are now so many auto workers in the South that one Southern U.S. GOP senator recently claimed his region is now the center of the U.S. auto industry.
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Miners encircle Peabody coal company’s headquarters
September 25, 2013"This is a struggle for all that is good and decent in our country," Steve Earle, UMWA District 12 vice president, told nearly 2,000 mine workers.
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Tea party’s shutdown showdown could crash the economy
September 24, 2013Republican obstructionists have prevented any agreement, so cuts are in effect and have already damaged health, nutrition, education, public safety and many other programs.
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Right wing rebuked in Missouri
September 20, 2013Right-wing Republicans in the Missouri legislature and their main financial supporter, libertarian billionaire Rex Sinquefield, suffered a stinging defeat.
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Sub-minimum wage Internet employer loses round one in federal court
September 19, 2013Some Internet companies misclassify their workers as "independent contractors," thereby paying them far less than the federal minimum wage.
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