workers rights
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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30,000 protest “right to work” for less in Michigan
December 11, 2012The 58 Republicans who rammed through a 'right to work' for less bill were dwarfed by the 30,000 who descended today on the State Capitol to protest their assault on union rights.
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