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Labor
On Heels of Brazil-Wide Protests, Aerospace Strikers Win Pay Raise
Brazil's labor laws are better than ours. Unions are allowed everywhere and workers vote by region and sector on which union will represent them.
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Bluegrass Uprising
As American energy production booms, thousands face pipelines in their backyards.
Economic Update: Recent Economic History
Richard D. Wolff gives an economic update on Wisconsin's public employees, the GRAT tax evasion, the last 50 years of the ‘War on Poverty,’ and more.
2013 in Review: Aiming Higher, Labor Tries New Angles and Alliances
Unions tried new angles on organizing - some promising, others vaguer.
Will Boeing Workers Nix Givebacks in Forced Re-Vote?
The vote by this large industrial workforce could be a last stand for private-sector pensions for new hires.
Little Holiday Cheer for IKEA Workers
IKEA's inconsistent labor relations violate international union standards, leaving hundreds of employees without work in Canada and other countries across the globe.
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Distracted
Copyright Universal Uclick.
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The Bitter Reality for Farmworkers
Farmworkers across the country who help harvest the food that will be prepared this holiday season continue to struggle under bitter working and living conditions.
Can Childhood Trauma Shorten Your Life?
Doctors may be overlooking a significant risk factor in disease.
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Barry Knight Is Fed Up With the Fed; He Thinks You Should Be, Too
Historically, there has been plenty of opposition to a central bank, but today, Knight believes the public is operating under a benign misperception.