workers rights
Teamsters proposal to restructure bankrupt Hostess
April 19, 2012The Teamsters' proposal demands executives, as well as all stakeholders, share equally in financial sacrifices for Hostess to emerge from bankruptcy "instead of paying lip-service to the concept."
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Chicago wage theft of Polish workers exposed
April 11, 2012Zwirecki was sentenced to 12 months probation and ordered by Cook County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Porter to pay $60,804 in restitution and a $10,333 fine.
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Should union organizers get civil rights protections?
April 10, 2012Workers who are trying to unionize should be added to the groups of people protected by the nation's civil rights laws, two authors say. Currently those laws apply to women and minorities. Their idea, in the...
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Labor exposes Alabama law to world scrutiny
April 5, 2012Labor has taken its campaign against Alabama's racist, anti-Hispanic, anti-immigrant law international.
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Minnesota contractor charged with wage theft
April 5, 2012A trucking company owner faces felony "theft by swindle" charges for stealing thousands of dollars in wages from employees.
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