workers rights
South Bay labor charts course for post-election struggles
November 18, 2014Despite setbacks, the mood at the meeting of the South Bay Labor Council was positive: "We need to advance our own agenda," regardless of who is in the mayor's seat.
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Today in labor history: International Labour Organization conference in D.C.
October 29, 2014The ILO was established on the premise that universal, lasting peace could be established only if based on social justice
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Today in labor history: Puerto Rican labor organizer and feminist Luisa Capetillo born
October 28, 2014She lived intensely: she fought for workers causes and the emancipation of women till here death.
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Walmart workers plan new round of Black Friday protests
October 24, 2014Walmart workers have been agitating peacefully for years for pro-worker changes at the notoriously anti-worker low-paying lousy-benefits retail monster.
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Farm workers: One, two, three grapes, you’re out!
October 24, 2014Harassment, abuse, and wage theft is going on in the fields of California's Central Valley by one of the nation's largest fruit growers, Gerawan.
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