working conditions
Nursing homes and hospitals are dangerous places to work
October 28, 2016If you want a relatively safe job from injury and illness, don’t work in a hospital, federal data shows.
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Years of organizing at CUNY yields wins for workers
June 17, 2016Thousands of workers at the City University of New York's 24 campuses will see improvements in their pay and benefits.
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California janitors ready to strike
April 29, 2016Over 20,000 janitors statewide call for a strike against unfair labor practices by janitorial companies who contract with some of the most high-priced real estate owners.
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Dead miners’ families react to coal criminal Blankenship’s 12 month jail sentence
April 11, 2016Convicted coal criminal Don Blankenship appeared in federal court for sentencing before U.S. District Judge Irene Berger last Wednesday.
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Grapes of Wrath: California farmworkers fight to unionize
January 20, 2015No union can survive without being able to win contracts and thus being able to make substantial changes in wages and conditions.
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