Mark Gruenberg
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U.S.
Workers’ rights hardly mentioned by justices at High Court hearing
January 14, 2014Supreme Court justices began hearings on National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, a case that could determine whether it is legal to stop the ability of workers to exercise their right to form a union.
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U.S.
Jobless rate drops because 525,000 stop searching
January 10, 2014The unemployment rate ended up at 6.7 percent in December, down from 7.9 percent at the end of 2012 and 0.3 percent but only because more than half a million people stopped looking for work altogether,...
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Labor
Labor and allies turn up heat on GOP over jobless benefits
January 9, 2014Organized labor and its allies have turned to public pressure to push resurrection of the benefits through a hostile GOP majority in the U.S. House.
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Labor
Miners’ deaths increased in 2013
January 8, 2014Deaths in the nation's mines rose from 36 in 2012 to 42 in 2013, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported.
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Opinion
An unhappy anniversary of Citizens United
January 8, 2014Mid-January of 2014 marks the unhappy fourth anniversary of one of the defining moments in U.S. politics. No, not an election, but a court ruling.
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Labor
Workers’ rights under fire in Supreme Court
January 2, 2014The justices will hear arguments in the dispute over the power of the NLRB and tackle a case involving yet another challenge to worker representation.
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Labor
Port workers in 10 nations taking on IKEA
December 19, 2013Port unions in 10 nations demonstrated against multinational furniture giant Ikea's lockout of 350 Teamsters workers.
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Labor
Walmart warehouse workers win $4.68 million settlement
December 19, 2013"Over five years workers were shorted overtime and regular pay, they were denied rest breaks and meal breaks as required by the law."
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