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Wisconsin, Michigan grad students occupy buildings as UIC strike continues
April 5, 2019This week, graduate employees from the University of Wisconsin and Michigan State University occupied buildings to declare fees imposed on them by their employer as a form of wage theft.
Read moreLawmakers to push worker safety bills, but timetable uncertain
April 4, 2019After breaking the GOP grip on the House lawmakers have held their first hearing in years on worker health and safety issues.
Read moreAdvocates use Pay Equity Day to lobby Senate for equality
April 4, 2019Advocates of equal pay for equal work used Pay Equity Day, April 2, to lobby the Senate to make pay equality for male and female workers a reality.
Read moreChicago Symphony musicians perform free during their strike
April 3, 2019One of the most unusual and beautiful things that I have ever seen took place on March 23, 2019.
Read moreTrumka warns lawmakers: Don’t vote for quickie ‘New NAFTA’
April 2, 2019Even a stronger Mexican labor law, but without enforcement in place, won’t satisfy U.S. workers, or the U.S. labor movement.
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