worker rights
Retirement home residents rally for workers
August 30, 2010Their hair is gray, some use walkers or canes, but that didn't stop them from rallying to support 38 workers "replaced" during a contract dispute.
Read moreMuslim worker asks federal probe of Disney discrimination
August 30, 2010The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been asked to probe Disney's discrimination against a Muslim woman worker.
Read moreJudge rules for L.A. Clean Trucks Program
August 27, 2010In a major step forward for better air quality around the nation's ports, U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder ruled Aug. 26 that the Port of Los Angeles is within its rights to implement a Clean Trucks...
Read moreDisney worker rejects employer’s substitute hijab
August 23, 2010ANAHEIM, Calif. - Is Disney policy part of the Islamophobia being trumpeted by the ultra-right?
Read moreAccording to the fruits of their labor
August 18, 2010A photo-essay about blueberry workers in eastern Maine by photojournalist David Bacon resurrected my own memories of picking blueberries in Maine as a young boy.
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