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Military in Crisis: Sexual Assault, Soldier Suicides and Excess Spending Rampant
Larry Wilkerson: Decline of US armed forces inevitable if systemic problems remain unaddressed.
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Worker “Disloyalty” Leads to Discharge; Employer Disloyalty Is Good for Business
Making employee disloyalty a firing offense is perhaps the most egregious example of judicial overreach affecting the NLRA.
Life and Death at Work: Labor and Occupational Health After Rana Plaza
While consumer activism and trade pressure are important for workplace safety, the rules are made to be broken in places like Bangladesh.
The National Labor Relations Board Has Five Senate Confirmed Members
Today, for the first time since August 21, 2003, the National Labor Relations Board has a full complement of five Senate confirmed members.
Municipal Workers in Bankrupt Cities Facing Financial Nightmare
An organized effort in the 1970s by what then was the extreme right wing has succeeded in making hatred of all things government, including government workers, a mainstream view.
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Colombian Connection: Canadian Neocolonialism in the Global South
Canada's involvement in social and ecological injustices in Colombia often goes unremarked.
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Amend or Repeal the Espionage Act to Protect Journalists and Whistleblowers
The Espionage Act, created around World War I and resulting in a 10-year sentence for a union leader for giving a speech critical of US entry into the war, …
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ALEC’s Unwelcome Party in Chicago
A wide coalition of social justice grassroots groups turned out in Chicago to protest ALEC's 40th anniversary conference.
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What Do You Do When You No Longer Need Your Slaves?
Turning unemployed Americans into very profitable prisoners is a booming business.
The US Has Lowest Minimum Wage and Most Young People Without Jobs Among Wealthiest Countries
Over 100 economists sign petition to raise the minimum wage.