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Fast food workers protest wage theft
March 19, 2014Elected officials, clergy, community, and union members joined in a spirited protest outside the McDonalds in this city's Fair Haven neighborhood Mar. 18.
Read moreLoss of life in Harlem the price paid for crumbling infrastructure
March 19, 2014It's no coincidence that the collapsed buildings were served by a 127 year-old gas main; those in the labor movement are feeling the unfortunate burden of vindication.
Read moreNew England governors backing Obama’s call for minimum wage hike
March 13, 2014The president received ovation after ovation as he called for raising the minimum wage, with the greatest cheers coming when he described the increase as "common sense."
Read moreNurses demand that State Department vouch for safety of XL pipeline
March 13, 2014The NNU believes the State Department has done an indequate review of what appears to be serious risks for public health posed by the pipeline.
Read moreDisabled workers paid sub-minimum wages in sheltered workshops
March 12, 2014People with intellectual or physical disabilities are often working in "sheltered workshops" across this nation for sub-minimum wage.
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