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Labor
AT&T promised jobs with GOP tax cut; now pushing workers toward picket line
April 12, 2018After the GOP tax bill passed, CEO Randall Stephenson promised 7,000 good, skilled, high-wage jobs. But at the bargaining tables, management demands second-tier jobs with second-tier wages and second-tier benefits.
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Elon Musk’s Tesla: Cars of the future with labor practices from the past
April 9, 2018Richard Ortiz, a Tesla worker fired for his union activities, said, "I know in my heart that what they did was wrong, and I look forward to our day in court. The truth is on my...
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Teachers’ unions strongly back gun control campaign; most other unions silent
March 27, 2018One exception: National Nurses United, which linked the violence against students and teachers to patient violence against nurses and caregivers.
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UFCW sees breakthrough at Dollar General in Missouri
January 4, 2018“People need to stand up and believe they’re worth more.”
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Wage cut rollout leads Univ. of Georgia workers to launch union drive
December 4, 2017“The rollout was worthy of Ebenezer Scrooge,” said the United Campus Workers.
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Univ. Of Washington postdocs: Unionize to stop sexual harassment on the job
December 1, 2017When university employers fall short, unions give academic researchers a tool to address sexual misconduct and unequal treatment.
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News Guild: Press freedom risked by unlimited cell phone snooping
November 30, 2017The freedom of the press is at risk from the government's stance allowing law enforcement to engage in unlimited snooping against citizens via their cell phones.
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Teamsters union claims big win vs. largest opioid distributor
November 21, 2017With labor leading the way, for the first time ever, shareholders voted to hold a company accountable for its role in the opioid epidemic.
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