workers rights
Why picket lines matter
January 8, 2013I spent so much time on picket lines as a kid that when I thought my dad's rules were too strict, I would run to build a sign on a stick and try to talk the...
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10 favorite food websites in 2012
December 27, 2012All things relating to the food we eat: where is comes from, who does the work, what are the issues and what we can do to be informed and take action.
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Today in labor history: 2005 New York transit workers strike
December 20, 2012On December 20, 2005, thousands of workers began what was to be a three-day strike of the New York City transit system over retirement, pension and wage issues.
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After Michigan setback, unions to fight back
December 12, 2012Yesterday, Michigan's Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed into law a bill designed to cripple organized labor in this state.
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Badgers find Palermo pizza hard to swallow
December 11, 2012Palermo's factory workers banded together and presented their employer with a petition stating their intent to unionize so they could effectively discuss issues of safety, health and wages.
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