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Labor
Organic food giant, Amy’s Kitchen, becomes the ultimate union buster
July 22, 2022A giant in the health food industry throws 300 out into the streets in order to prevent a plant from going union.
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Labor
L.A. port truckers rack up two wins, but also forced to strike
October 1, 2018One win came from the U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division, while the other came from the pro-worker forces in the state legislature and retiring Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.
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Labor
Wisconsin’s Walker urges VP Pence: Take anti-union crusade national
February 3, 2017"Eroding union rights is an attack on all workers and the health of our middle class."
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World
Pope demands accountability from corporate leaders meeting in Davos
January 27, 2014As corporate and government leaders gathered for the World Economic Forum, a new poll showed that workers worldwide are struggling to survive on low wages.
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Labor
Pennsylvania unions cheer blocking of new voter ID law
January 27, 2014The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO is cheering a judge's ruling bouncing the state's GOP-passed "voter ID" law, but the story isn't over yet.
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Labor
Reproductive clinic law could impact organizers, workers rights
January 21, 2014The case involves whether the 35-foot limit violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and its free speech guarantees.
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Labor
Unions battle “Scrooge” Congress on transportation needs
January 2, 2014Federal transportation funding is so skimpy that Congress acts like Scrooge when it comes to helping pay for the nation's roads, subways, buses and other transportation.
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Arts
Locked-out musicians “devastated” by director’s resignation
October 4, 2013MINNEAPOLIS (PAI) -- Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra, locked out of their jobs for the past year, were devastated by the Oct. 1 resignation of its music director, Osmo Vänskä, who quit when management refused to...
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