workers rights
Today in labor history: Remembering Florence Reece
August 3, 2012Reece will be forever known for the song, "Which Side Are You On?" written in 1931 during the "Harlan County War" strike in which her husband, Sam Reece, was an organizer.
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Houston church, NAACP support striking janitors
July 31, 2012Ada Edwards, a former Houston city councilor, spoke along with the pastor at St. John's Methodist Church. When you win, we all win, she told the hundreds of workers at the rally.
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Missiouri, workers, faithful fight for better minimum wage
July 25, 2012"The labor movement and the faith community are joined at the hip."
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Ohio refinery strikers: “We’re fighting for families”
July 17, 2012Two hundred thirty members of USW Local 624 have been on strike since May at the Husky Energy refinery, mainly over family issues.
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Anheuser-Busch forces Teamster strike
July 13, 2012The Anheuser-Busch-owned beer distributorship wanted to implement its own business model but apparently forgot the Teamsters.
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