workers rights
NLRB to probe overly broad employee handbooks
October 25, 2012The NLRB's top lawyer is turning his attention to overly broad "employee handbooks" that curb or violate workers' rights.
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Walmart workers sue for unpaid wages
October 25, 2012The other shoe - the legal one - has dropped in Wal-Mart's constant low pay and bad benefits for its workers.
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Community protests grocery chain’s cooperation with ICE
October 23, 2012Protesters also urged customers to join a boycott of all Mi Pueblo stores to protest the company's announcement that it was cooperating with the government's online E-Verify program.
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Florida magnate threatens firings if Obama wins
October 19, 2012Shades of 1896: A Florida-based time-share magnate is threatening to fire workers if a Democratic Party's presidential nominee wins the November election.
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Romney crowd calls outsourced Sensata workers “communists”
October 18, 2012What happens when you try to get Mitt Romney's attention at a campaign rally? The Republican's jeering tea party supporters call you communists.
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