workers rights
NLRB protects Facebook time for workers
October 24, 2014NLRB moved to protect workers' Facebook discussions about employers who shorted their state withholding taxes leaving them stuck with unanticipated bills.
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Walmart worker explains why she shut down Park Ave.
October 21, 2014"One week, after I paid rent, I only had $6 leftover for groceries and bills; that is no way to live."
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Progressive mayors lead campaign to hike minimum wage
October 17, 2014They also committed their cities to raise minimum wages, but said a national effort is needed.
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Today in Labor History: Clayton Antitrust Act signed
October 15, 2014The Act established that unions are not conspiracies under the law and freed them to legally strike, picket and boycott employers.
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Leader of 50-million member labor federation blasts Nissan in Mississippi
October 14, 2014"We are not going away until these Nissan workers win the right to a union, as the 150,000 unionized Nissan workers elsewhere."
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