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Teachers and Uber drivers win in California courts

August 25, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg

Uber drivers won't have to accept an onerous settlement, and Calif. teachers won't lose tenure.

Exuberant after court win, Minnesota $15 campaign charts course to victory

August 24, 2016 By Barb Kucera

More than 100,000 Minneapolis workers - many of them women and people of color - would benefit from the $15 wage.

Calif. grocery workers approve new contract with raises, retirement protections, improved scheduling

August 10, 2016 By Special to People’s World

"This contract is a victory for our members, and secures their wages, retirement security, and control over their schedules."

UFCW: Tentative deal reached with Ralphs and Vons/Albertsons

August 5, 2016 By Special to People’s World

"We are happy to say that the corporate owners of Ralphs and Vons/Albertsons have agreed to a proposed contract."

UN human rights official cites attacks on worker rights in U.S.

July 29, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg

"Racism and the exclusion, persecution, and marginalization that come with it, affect the enabling environment for the exercise of association and assembly rights."