worker rights
Walmart warehouse workers strike for workplace safety
September 17, 2012Workers employed by a southern California Walmart subcontractor are the latest to launch a protest for their rights.
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Unionists, allies protest Trans-Pacific trade pact
September 17, 2012Unionists and their allies protested at the Sept. 9 start of the latest round of talks on a planned Trans-Pacific Pact.
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EPA fires scientists – to shake attempt to unionize?
September 6, 2012The American Federation of Government Employees expressed utter outrage that this was done at a time when scientists were seeking union representation.
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A life in organizing, an interview with Stewart Acuff
August 30, 2012A key voice in the design of the Employee Free Choice Act, Acuff spoke about how much change the very modest improvements in labor law the bill would bring, with his signature faith in working people.
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North Texas takes stand to save the right to retire
August 15, 2012North Texas activists this week protested the dumping of pension and health care rights.
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