worker rights
IKEA workers win their union
July 28, 2011In a 221-69 vote, workers at the IKEA Swedwood plant here voted to have the Machinists union become their official representative.
Read moreDanville IKEA workers voting today on union
July 27, 2011An election today at IKEA's Swedwood furniture plant will determine whether workers at the plant will have a union to represent them.
Read moreYouth spirit sparks Asian American labor meet
July 26, 2011APALA's largest convention ever celebrated outstanding achievements in the fight to stop wage theft and to uphold the rights of immigrant and low-wage workers, and looked ahead to the continuing struggle for good jobs and labor...
Read moreLocked out on the Great Lakes
July 25, 2011The epidemic of corporate greed sweeping our nation is alive and well on the Great Lakes.
Read moreUnion leaders blast White House Wal-Mart alliance
July 21, 2011Everyone wants more fresh food in low-income communities, but Wal-Mart's lousy anti-worker stands undermine those same communities.
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