worker rights
New York public housing residents protest increased fees
May 15, 2013Matthew Hendricks, a resident of the Lower East Side's Smith Houses, described NYCHA subcontractors as "incompetent" and typical of "indifference to residents of public housing."
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Appeals court tosses NLRB’s workers rights poster rule
May 13, 2013This was yet another victory for big business handed down by GOP-named judges.
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Obama’s Commerce nominee assailed as “anti-worker business mogul”
May 3, 2013You won't hear praise for Commerce Secretary nominee Penny Pritzker from a Hyatt Hotel worker or Chicago Public Schools teacher. Or from the progressive website CREDO Action, which describes Pritzker as an "anti-worker business mogul."
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Taken for a ride: temp agencies and ‘raiteros’ in immigrant Chicago
May 3, 2013Temp agencies and their corporate giant clients continue to profit off of low-wage, immigrant workers as this investigative report from ProPublica shows.
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“Immigration Myths vs. Facts” available for download
April 10, 2013Download your copy of "Immigration Myths vs. Facts" and share with friends the fight for immigrant rights and justice for all.
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