worker rights
An alternative religious perspective on religious exemption laws
July 20, 2017The labor movement needs to unite with people of faith and the LGBTQ community because religious exemption laws are bad for all three of these groups.
Read moreUAW vote at Nissan set for Aug 3-4; Union files more labor law-breaking charges
July 19, 2017"Over the past six days, Nissan has made it abundantly clear that it does not respect its Mississippi employees’ rights to vote in a free and fair election."
Read moreUnion leaders skeptical about Trump’s “New NAFTA” negotiating objectives
July 19, 2017Leaders of major industrial unions, and their allies in the war against job-losing so-called “free trade” treaties, reacted skeptically to Trump administration negotiating objectives for a “new NAFTA.”
Read moreHouse Dems oppose GOP cuts for job training, labor law enforcement
July 14, 2017Specific slashes within the overall cut that drew the Democrats’ ire include a $1.5 billion cut in employment and training.
Read moreAuto workers at Canton, Mississippi Nissan plant to hold union election
July 13, 2017If the UAW wins at Nissan, it would be a major step in the union’s long campaign to organize auto plants in the worker-hostile South.
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