workers rights
Obamacare exchanges open: Facts, myths and tips
October 1, 2013Misinformation about the Affordable Care Act continues to flood every possible means of human communication, filling people's heads with lies and nonsense. (There are NO "death panels"!)
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Palestinian union leader seeks support from U.S. unions
October 1, 2013Labor leader Mahmoud Abu Odeh is hoping American trade unionists will help Palestinian workers achieve basic rights. He says it is a question of human needs shared by Americans, Palestinians and Israelis.
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House Republicans quit bipartisan immigration group
September 24, 2013A blow was dealt against a possible bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill in the House of Representatives when two more Republican members withdrew. However, immigrant rights activists vow that they will not be deterred.
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Today in labor history: California landmark Paid Family Leave
September 23, 2013On September 23, 2002, Democratic California Gov. Gray Davis signed legislation making the state the first to offer workers paid family leave.
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Behind the headlines: Walmart and workplace safety
September 17, 2013Walmart and companies like it have few responsibilities to their employees to balance management's right to hire and fire at will, and what legal responsibilities they do bear have been eroded over the past decades.
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