Truthout
Labor Rights
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Can the Electronics Industry Provide a Living Wage? Not While Corporations Set the Rules
People are fighting for a living wage in global electronics supply chains, but corporations and the WTO stand in their way.
As TPP Deal Inked, Guatemala Labor Case Unmasks Free Trade’s Empty Promises
As with all the previous trade deals, the president is making lofty claims about this one.
How Uber and the Gig Economy Are Making Voters as Disposable as Temp Workers
The new gig economy has created a temporary politics of disposable voters.
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Slave in the Fields: A Reporter Goes Undercover in the San Quintin Valley
There is no public policy to protect the human rights of migrant farmworkers.
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Migrant Farmworkers Ask Ben and Jerry’s to Provide “Milk With Dignity“
Inside the supply chain of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, migrant farmworker Victor Diaz's wages were being illegally withheld last summer.
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How the Retail Industry Keeps People of Color in Poverty
The retail industry will keep expanding as a pillar of the low-wage economy.
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At UN Conference, Domestic Workers Push for International Labor Standards
US domestic workers are legally barred from joining unions.
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Wisconsin Legislature Votes to Turn Back the Clock on Labor Rights
The anti-union, right-to-work bill passed in Wisconsin turns the clock back to the Gilded Age.
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Refinery Strike Is Not Just About Safety – It’s About Pollution
The ongoing refinery strike is about making refineries safer for workers, but also neighbors exposed to pollution.
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Port Strikes Mirror Organized Labor’s Roots
Port truck drivers are denied the very same employment rights that workers in the first Gilded Age fought so hard to achieve.