working conditions
AFL-CIO lawyer warns of incoming fire from High Court majority
September 1, 2021Top federation counsel tells Biden administration probers that it is all but certain that anti-labor justices will continue to go after worker rights with a vengeance.
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New NLRB General Counsel to reverse many Trump-era anti-worker rulings
August 20, 2021She expresses concern about the anti-worker nature of a host of rulings by the NLRB during the Trump administration.
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Cookie strike: Nabisco workers walk off the job around the nation
August 20, 2021"They walked out of there with big smiles on their faces because they had been wanting to fight against the company for a long time."
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Coronavirus upends world of work, opens workers’ eyes to unions
August 13, 2021Hundreds of thousands of workers had their eyes opened to the need for protections unions offer
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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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