Seth Michaels
LATEST ARTICLES BY Seth Michaels
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Labor
Employee Free Choice Act introduced in Congress
March 11, 2009The U.S. House and Senate are both introducing the Employee Free Choice Act as we write, launching the legislative battle to restore workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain for a better life.
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Employee Free Choice on the move
March 5, 2009Thanks to a strong pro-worker majority in Congress, the support of President Obama and a unified movement of union members and grassroots allies, the Employee Free Choice Act is closer to becoming a reality than ever.
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Leading economists: Employee Free Choice key to rebuilding economy
February 26, 2009In a statement delivered today to Capitol Hill and published as a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post, more than three dozen of the nation’s top economists call on Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice...
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Media Matters turns its lens on medias portrayal of labor, economy
February 25, 2009The non-profit Media Matters for America has earned a nationwide reputation for tracking media integrity on a variety of issues, earning the wrath of Rush Limbaugh and others along the way. Now it will apply its...
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Rally in Pittsburgh, roundtable in Madison and more action on employee free choice
February 21, 2009This week, state and local unions around the country mobilized to pass the Employee Free Choice Act to restore the freedom to form unions and bargain and make the economy work for everyone.
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Obama reaffirms support for Employee Free Choice Act
February 13, 2009Original source: In an Oval Office interview with major newspapers yesterday, President Barack Obama reaffirmed his strong support for the freedom to form unions and bargain.
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1.5 Million Sign on to support Employee Free Choice; Thousands rally on hill
February 5, 2009Original source: Today on Capitol Hill, thousands of union members and allies gathered to rally for the Employee Free Choice Act, a critical bill to restore the freedom of workers to form unions and bargain.
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Human Rights Watch: employee free choice is a human right
January 28, 2009Original source: Under current labor law, the United States is strikingly deficient in protecting freedom of association and the freedom to form unions, says a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), an independent human-rights advocacy...
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