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OSHA 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.
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CEO 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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Why unionists marched for climate, jobs, justice
May 5, 2017Thousands of unionists traveled to D.C. on April 29 for the march for climate, jobs and justice.
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High school students learn collective bargaining—by doing it
May 5, 2017The tried and true method of learning: hands-on.
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Blood on the Mountain: Blood on coal companies’ hands
May 3, 2017Life was cheap not only in the mines but at the hands of those that were supposed to enforce laws.
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