worker rights
The minimum wage, labor and the 2012 elections
June 15, 2012Unions and labor need to speak independently for all of the working class and working families.
Read moreCourt blocks airline union vote
June 15, 2012Texas federal judge Terry Means has halted a planned union recognition vote among 10,000 passenger service agents at American Airlines.
Read morePiggly Wiggly: “We’d rather close than be fair!”
June 15, 2012Piggly Wiggly announced it would close its Sheboygan, Wis., store, throwing all 108 workers into the street, rather than submit to a federal court ruling.
Read moreCaregivers push for a voice at senior home
June 14, 2012Willson has gone two years without a raise. She currently makes $9.39 an-hour, while caring for senior citizens.
Read moreUnion leader Avelino “Abba” Ramos dies at 78
June 13, 2012Avelino "Abba" Ramos, longtime leader in the ILWU, died in his sleep of Lewy body dementia, June 5, at Bali Bay Care Home in Richmond, Calif.
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