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“Swamp People” carry union cards
July 14, 2014A majority of writer-producers at reality TV production company Original Media, creator of "Swamp People," voted overwhelmingly to join the Writers Guild of America, East.
Read moreChicagoans a big hit at Teachers’ convention in LA
July 14, 2014Several Chicagoans have stolen the show at the AFT's national convention that runs through today at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Read moreUnion to be put in place at VW Chattanooga plant after all
July 10, 2014It was announced here today by the United Auto Workers union and Volkswagen employees that the UAW will begin representing workers at the plant in Chattanooga.
Read morePort truck drivers walk off the job in LA and Long Beach
July 8, 2014Port truck drivers say they were left with no choice but to walk off their jobs; the companies that employ them continually rob them of their wages and retaliate against them when they try to unionize.
Read moreTrumka: SCOTUS rulings hurt all workers, union and non-union
July 2, 2014AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who has a law degree, issued a statement on Harris vs. Quinn, the fee-payers/free riders case.
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