Truthout
Labor
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Seasonal Agricultural Workers Left Out of Chilean Boom
Tens of thousands of women employed as seasonal workers in rural areas of Chile suffer high levels of poverty and poor working conditions, even though their labor generates huge …
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The Wall Street Pension Scam
Every contract for managing pension fund money should be posted on the web and show in plain language the exact fee structure.
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Only as Good as the Movement
The education of union officers begins with the formation of reform caucuses committed to union democracy, building the union's presence in the school, as well as commitments to social …
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.”
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.
Has the United States’ Use of Finance as a Foreign Policy Tool Backfired?
The rapid rise of open corruption and the power of the United States' new oligarchs has laid waste to what little was left of this country's good name.
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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 …