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Top anti-union outfit smaller than believed
May 7, 2012The Associated Builders and Contractors proclaims itself the national voice of non-union construction companies. However, it actually represents just a small share of U.S. contractors.
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Appalling conditions exposed at farmworker camps
April 16, 2012It's hard to make ends meet for many trailer residents.
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AFL-CIO tackles rights violations in Honduras
April 9, 2012Honduras is violating the Central American Free Trade Agreement by not enforcing its own labor laws.
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‘Arab Spring’ unions get top rights award
March 26, 2012Two union federations that have been leaders in the "Arab Spring," in Tunisia and Bahrain, received the AFL-CIO's top human rights award.
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Payday lending makes banks big profits
March 13, 2012In their constant quest for ever-larger profits, at least five of the nation's leading banks have entered the sleazy, unscrupulous, and usurious field of payday lending.
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