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Port Strikes Mirror Organized Labor’s Roots
Port truck drivers are denied the very same employment rights that workers in the first Gilded Age fought so hard to achieve.
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How 13 Complaints Against McDonald’s Could Help Millions Unionize
Until now, McDonald's has shielded itself from liability by claiming that it's not an actual employer.
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The Five Best Labor Stories of 2014
Despite serious challenges, there's life in the US labor movement.
Jimmy John’s Foreshadows a Union-Free Future – and Unions May Be to Blame
The attacks faced by Jimmy John's workers illustrate a much larger problem: a weakened labor movement.
Pipe Dreams? Labor Researchers Say Keystone XL Project May Kill More Jobs Than It Creates
Labor researchers say the jobs figures for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline have been vastly distorted.
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The Logic of Short Hospital Strikes
In any industry these days, turning a strike to workers' advantage takes creativity, since bosses hold so many of the cards legally and financially.
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Deciphering 10(j) Injunctions at the National Labor Relations Board’s Website
The NLRB's new website on 10(j) injunctions is incomprehensible for most workers trying to understand their rights.
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A Textbook Example of a Employer’s Campaign to Destroy a Union
A recent NLRB decision shows how a sophisticated antiunion campaign is run.
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GIFroux: In Defense of Public School Teachers in a Time of Crisis
Let's talk about teachers, and what we think about them.
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After Horror, Change? Taking Stock of Conditions in Bangladesh’s Garment Factories
The policies that had led to the stunning growth of its garment industry had so tarnished the “Made in Bangladesh” label that they were no longer sustainable.