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AT&T workers set strike date for Friday
May 18, 2017“This may be the largest retail strike in U.S. history. People are ready to be a part of it."
Read moreBlankenship leaves prison; blames others for his mine explosion that killed 29
May 17, 2017Prosecutors at Blankenship’s trial introduced evidence about his hands-on operation of all Massey mines, putting profits before people and downgrading safety.
Read more“The Sweetheart Deal” recalls California farm workers’ struggle on two stages
May 16, 2017The year 1970, when the play is set, was a tumultuous time for the United Farm Workers, and for the nation.
Read moreOSHA drops “walkaround” privileges for union safety experts in non-union shops
May 15, 2017Before, workers “without a collective bargaining agreement” could designate “a person affiliated with a union or a community organization as their walkaround representative.” Now, they can’t.
Read moreCEO pay increases to 347 times average workers
May 9, 2017According to the new AFL-CIO Executive PayWatch, the average CEO of an S&P 500 company made $13.1 million per year in 2016 – 347 times more money than the average rank-and-file worker.
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