workers rights
“We did it!” Nursing home workers win 13-month strike
May 13, 2011The new three-year contracts, including raises and benefit improvements and a return to work with former positions and hours, were approved by an overwhelming vote of 189 to 6.
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Machinists confront corporate greed at Hamilton Sundstrand
May 13, 2011Workers at Hamilton Sundstrand are fighting company plans to eliminate 214 Connecticut jobs this year, shrinking the unionized workforce by more than 20 percent.
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Unions link arms with advocates for immigrant workers
May 11, 2011The AFL-CIO signed groundbreaking partnership agreements with the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the National Guestworkers Alliance.
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Walker signs a bill, makes workers sick
May 6, 2011In the wake of his recent bid to end the collective bargaining rights of state employees, Scott Walker signed a bill that overturns Milwaukee's paid sick leave law.
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New Yorkers join in taking back May Day
May 3, 2011The sun was shinning as 10,000 New Yorkers celebrated International Workers Day last Sunday, May 1.
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