worker rights
Teamsters sanitation workers picket private firm in 19 cities
October 29, 2012Some 1,000 Teamsters sanitation workers picketed a private refuse company, Republic/Allied Waste, in 19 cities nationwide on Oct. 25.
Read moreSensata closes for weekend over “Bainport” publicity
October 22, 2012Not only will Romney profit from outsourcing through stock he owns, but his 2011 tax returns reveal he got a huge tax break by moving Sensata stock to a charity organization he controls.
Read moreIndiana ‘right to work’ law headed for court showdown
October 22, 2012Indiana's newly enacted so-called "right to work" law, which deprives unions of money they need to represent workers, is headed for a showdown in state courts.
Read moreLabor launches national boycott of American Crystal Sugar
October 15, 2012"We have to do something dramatic to call attention to what has become a common form of warfare against workers."
Read moreSilicon Valley protests Hyatt abuse of women
October 15, 2012A broad cross section of Silicon Valley joined Hyatt hotel workers in front of the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara last week, speaking out against Hyatt's abuse of women workers.
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