worker rights
North Carolina farmworkers win back right to bargain for dues checkoff
September 26, 2018In a win for North Carolina’s unionized farm workers, a federal judge reinstated the right of their union to negotiate for a dues checkoff.
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Healthcare, wages at stake in Machinists strike at UTC Cheshire Aerospace
September 26, 2018"We are going to stay out here and keep fighting until they give us something reasonable."
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Postal Workers extend bargaining, plan mass action Oct. 8
September 21, 2018The union “hopes Congress progresses with sensible postal reform” to improve Postal Service “finances instead of resorting to hack-and-burn privatization policies.”
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Illinois AFL-CIO gets candidates to back “contract with the middle class”
September 21, 2018The Illinois State AFL-CIO has drafted a “Contract with the Middle Class,” pledging support for specific workers’ rights issues.
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Steelworkers forced to authorize strike against ArcelorMittal
September 20, 2018Company takeback demands and labor law-breaking forced Steelworkers locals representing about 15,000 ArcelorMittal workers to authorize a strike.
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