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Arguments Before the Michigan Supreme Court on Right-to-Work Law Beside the Point
The right-to-work law is a classic bait-and-switch.
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Labor Relations Board Under Renewed Attack
Conservatives in Congress launched a renewed effort to weaken the ability of workers to get justice in the workplace against anti-labor behavior by businesses.
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Goucher College Adjuncts Expect Union Victory as Organizing Spreads in Maryland
If Goucher adjuncts win, their victory will be among several won last year by Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500, which activists say is successfully harnessing …
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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.