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What Immigration Could Mean for American Workers
The question is whether itu2019s a good deal for American workers.

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Mexican Workers Win Ownership of Tire Plant With Three-Year Strike
Far from indulging in a “we've got ours” mentality, the workers are intent on maintaining solidarity with workers still cursed with a boss.

Time for Domestic Workers to Enjoy Equal Rights and Recognition
As we increasingly rely on cheap domestic labor, we are allowing abusive employers to hold deportation over workers' heads to exploit them.

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Efforts to Deliver “Kill Shot” to Paid Sick Leave Tied to ALEC
Advocates have helped pass paid sick days laws in cities like San Francisco, Washington DC, Seattle and Portland, but big business has been pushing back.

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Judicial Amendments and the Attack on Worker Rights
There's almost no part of the National Labor Relations Act that hasn't been weakened by amendments.

Stagnant Wages and Speculation Triggered the Crisis
There's another line of thought about the cause of the economic crisis, which is: the underlying issue is that in fact it's a crisis of inequality.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Gun-Lobby Squares Off Against Stricter Gun Controls, and More
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The gun-lobby has been squaring off against advocates for stricter gun control; Stockton, California is broke; Euro zone broke another unemployment record; and …

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Women Unionists of the Arab Spring Battle Two Foes: Sexism and Neoliberalism
The meeting of women trade unionists in Tunis provided a forum to share stories.

Gender Wage Gap Is Shrinking – Male Wages Are Going Down
Economist Bill Black: Male workers' wages are going down, which makes gap appear smaller; in higher incomes levels, gap is actually getting wider.

From Growing Profit to Growing Food: Challenging Corporate Rule
Part 8 of the Harvesting Justice series.