worker rights
United flight attendants demonstrate worldwide for a contract
May 20, 2016The principal demands were for better pay that at least matches that in other airline companies, quality healthcare, and retiree benefits.
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Rally for job security at Yale
May 18, 2016Up to 2,000 union members and community allies filled Cedar Street May 5 to support 986 union members whose jobs are threatened.
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Workers suffer as Nabisco CEO makes millions, moves Oreo production line to Mexico
May 18, 2016Such contrasts lead the AFL-CIO to publish its yearly study comparing CEO pay and the median pay of U.S. workers.
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Verizon worker explains why she strikes in open letter to CEO
May 12, 2016A rank-and-file Verizon worker penned an open letter to the company's CEO, telling him why he forced her to walk the picket line.
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High court upholds Seattle’s $15 minimum wage ordinance
May 5, 2016The U.S. Supreme Court has handed a judicial win - even if only in one big city - to the "Fight for 15 and a union" movement.
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