worker rights
Nelson joins GOP in nixing labor board pick
February 9, 2010Indicating that workers face a tough fight in Congress for labor law reform this year, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., announced last night that he will help filibuster the president's nominee to the nation's most important labor...
Read moreBush officials orchestrated company’s attacks on Indian “guest workers”
February 8, 2010Bush administration agencies instructed a major corporation on how to harass and deport hundreds of Indian "guest workers" who were protesting their working conditions, newly released documents show.
Read moreAmericans get fired for nothing
February 4, 2010Book Review: "Can They Do That? Retaking Our Fundamental Rights in the Workplace"
Read moreLabor’s big election loss
January 29, 2010The Senate Democrats loss of a filibuster-proof 60-vote majority seems almost certain to doom attempts to revive the barely functioning National Labor Relations Board, the country¹s chief labor law administrator and enforcer.
Read moreHonor Dr. King and boycott Bissell products, workers say
January 18, 2010JOLIET, Ill. - As a way to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., religious and labor leaders here announced a boycott of Bissell products after 70 workers were fired last year.
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