working conditions
In 114-degree heat farmworkers are still at work
August 4, 2021In a field near Arvin, at the southern end of California's San Joaquin Valley, dozens of workers arrive at 5:30 in the morning. It's already over 80 degrees, and by midafternoon the temperature will top 114...
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EPI panel, govt. official warn companies want a ‘piece work’ society
June 28, 2021Intentional employer misclassification of workers is far more than just a gig economy problem.
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Trumka: El fallo del Tribunal Superior amenaza el derecho de los trabajadores agrícolas a organizarse
June 25, 2021WASHINGTON — El fallo de 6-3 de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, en líneas partidistas, que amenaza el derecho de los trabajadores agrícolas a organizarse en los campos de California, es malo para los...
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Trumka: High Court ruling threatens farm workers’ right to organize
June 25, 2021President of the nation’s largest labor federation notes, however, that the decision of the judges could have been worse
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AFL-CIO, Mexican union file law-breaking charge vs. U.S. auto parts firm
May 11, 2021The labor movements in the U.S. and Mexico join in a fight against a corporate exploiter based in the U.S.
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