workers rights
New contract to give low-paid Johns Hopkins workers hefty raises
July 11, 2014"This is an important victory for patients and workers all across Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Hospital sets the standard for healthcare and that standard has just been raised."
Read moreToday in labor history: Organizer Ella Reeve “Mother” Bloor born
July 8, 2014Bloor investigated child labor in glass factories and mines, and worked undercover in meat packing plants to verify for federal investigators the nightmarish working conditions
Read moreHarris v. Quinn raises stakes for 2016 presidential election
July 7, 2014The Supreme Court's latest assault on the Labor Movement - Harris vs. Quinn - shows how essential it is for Democrats to win the White House in 2016.
Read moreBreaking the myth of “un-organizable” workers
July 7, 2014Labor must organize the three pillars of workers: low wage workers, professional and highly skilled workers and workers internationally cross-border.
Read moreYuengling Brewery billionaire pushes “right-to-work” in my home county
July 1, 2014Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where I grew up, is famous for two things: anthracite coal and union organizing.
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