workers rights
Trumka says Colombia example exposes problems with trade deals
April 8, 2015"Investors and companies have received benefits," Trumka said, "while workers have not, this has to change."
Read moreToday in labor history: César Chávez born in 1927
March 31, 2015Chávez was also an early environmentalist, warning the public of the devastating effects of pesticides on both farmworkers and consumers.
Read moreIllinois Gov. Rauner’s anti-labor ploy actually boosts a union local
March 26, 2015When many working families are facing hardship and workers' rights are under attack, solidarity is still our best defense.
Read moreWorkers getting burned by McDonald’s greed
March 17, 2015"The Food Service Industry experiences the highest number of burns of any employment sector, about 12,000 each year."
Read moreWest Virginia workers launch “insurrection” in state capital
March 10, 2015Demonstrators protesting the national wave of wage and safety cuts and anti-union assaults, were led by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and joined by national labor leaders.
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