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Labor Unions
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Still Alive & Kicking Today: A “New Idea” From 1980s
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka discusses the need for solidarity with other organizations, Jobs With Justice has been doing just that since the 1980's.
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Berry Pickers Walk Out, Boycott
As the work watches the fast food workers protest their detestable conditions, Pickers at Sakuma Brothers Farms north of Seattle have walked off the berry fields twice and launched …
This Labor Day, What’s the State of the Unions?
Michael Winship interviews In These Times reporter Mike Elk about trends in organized labor and the decline of labor reporting.
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When House Conservatives SNAP, Here’s How Bad It Gets
Conservatives continue to slash down government programs for the poor and elderly.
Will Portugal Be Austerity’s Next “Catastrophic Success”
Austerity measures in Portugal have put the country at risk for collapse.
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Outsourcing, Union Busting, Murder: Who Could Ask for More in a Novel?
Eleanor J. Bader reviews ‘A Bitter Pill: A Lenny Moss Mystery’ by Timothy Sheard.
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Mike Lofgren | The Authoritarian Seduction
The seductive power of authoritarianism is particularly strong during times of economic and social stress.
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Turkish Unions Strike, Joining Mass Protests
Labor unions in Turkey join with anti-government strikers to demand wage increases for the people.
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Labor Report: Four Major TV News Networks Ignore Unions
During the years of 2008, 2009 and 2011, less than 0.3 percent of news stories aired on four major news broadcasting networks involved labor unions or labor issues, according …
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Twenty-Five Cablevision Union Members Fired During Confrontation with Management
A Wednesday encounter between workers and management ended in 25 firings.