workers rights
Mexican labor officials meet with Congress about worker abuses
September 14, 2011Workers in Mexico are facing repression from the Mexican government and corporations, and more and more working people in Mexico are being driven into poverty.
Read moreChicago students protest Sears ties to child labor and rape
September 9, 2011High school students are protesting Sears's purchase of clothing from a factory where a supervisor is an unpunished serial rapist of young females.
Read moreFrom Wal-Mart to hot dogs, courts important for workers
September 7, 2011So you still don't think courts are important to workers? Betty Dukes and Nolan Koewler can quickly set you straight.
Read moreWhy women unionists back others under attack
September 2, 2011First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "There are only two ways to bring about protection for workers... legislation and unionization."
Read moreJustice Dept. blocks AT&T/T-Mobile merger, unions assail move
September 1, 2011The Department of Justice announced it would sue to block the proposed $39 billion merger between AT&T and T-Mobile USA.
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