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Verizon Retail Workers Win Union Vote – First to Do So
Wireless is where Verizon makes most of its profits. But for decades, Verizon has kept a wall between union workers in its landline division and non-union workers in its …
The Proud Message of Utah Phillips
It is often forgotten that the path to the Great American Middle Class was forged in large part by labor activists and social reformers during the first six decades …
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Who Is Dayani Cristal? A Tale of Death in the Desert
A new film offers a look at the human beings lost in the debate over “border security.”
What Is The New Populism?
This economy does not work for working people. This isn't an accident. It isn't an act of God.. It is a power grab.
Groups Warn TAFTA Threatens Important Safeguards
A wide range of consumer, family farm, environmental, Internet freedom, labor and other organizations held a press event outside the Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement negotiating summit.
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Standing Up, One Year Later: President Obama’s Broken Foreign Policy Promises
The President's speech included a profound assertion that "from our use of drones to the detention of terrorist suspects, the decisions we are making will define the type of …
LIUNA’s Opposition to Willbros Board Executive Pay Proposal Helps Lead to a Rare Victory for Shareholders
Shareholders of the Willbros Group, a major energy infrastructure company, rejected the board's executive pay proposal at their annual meeting today, representing a rare victory for institutional shareholders seeking …
How the International Monetary Conference Helped Fuel the 1980s Debt Crisis
The 1980 IMC meeting seemed to bear formal fruition when Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency in January of 1981, as his new economic policies won "praise from at least …
Pressure Mounts on Johns Hopkins To Pay A Living Wage
At the world-renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, the wages of many of the workers, including 15-year veterans, qualify a family of four for food stamps.
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Oligarchy: As American as Poisoned Apple Pie
The current struggle between democracy and oligarchy in the United States traces its roots back to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention.