workers rights – Page 64

“Funeral” mourns loss of renters’ rights in Wisconsin

March 4, 2014 By David Fields

At the stroke of midnight on March 1, laws went into effect that will strike down many county and municipal ordinances that have strengthened legal protections for those who rent.

GOP-run Missouri House moving fast on anti-worker agenda

March 4, 2014 By Tim Rowden

Unionists mobilized against anti-worker schemes, delivering more than 6,850 handwritten and individual letters to state House Speaker Tim Jones demanding he reject so-called Right to Work legislation.

Union says inner-city minorities are cheated on mass transit

February 28, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

The differences in commuting times for inner-city minority residents and suburban non-minorities are significant enough to affect minorities' pay and job possibilities.

African-American struggles are key in the fight for progress

February 19, 2014 By Jarvis Tyner

Remarks by Jarvis Tyner, national vice chairman of the CPUSA, in a recent teleconference call that was part of the preparations for the coming 30th convention of the party this June in Chicago.

Power, intimidation and jobs at play in VW union vote

February 18, 2014 By Stewart Acuff

Before observers and commentators blame "backward or racist southerners" for voting no, it is useful to look at this narrow vote in the context of power and intimidation.