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How Justice Scalia’s Absence Has Affected the Supreme Court’s Decisions
If Justice Antonin Scalia had survived to participate in the remainder of the 2015-2016 Supreme Court term, his vote would have done significant damage.
Historic Justice for Janitors Campaign Inspires a New Generation of Janitorial Organizing
The Justice for Janitors legacy holds critical lessons for how public campaigns win concessions.
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How the $15 Minimum Wage Became a Reality in Seattle
The following excerpt from “The Fight for $15” details the beginning of the successful $15 minimum wage movement in Seattle.
Nearly 20,000 Domestic Workers Are About to Get Fair Wages. How’d They Do That?
Left out by traditional unions, women-led domestic workers are winning fights for minimum wage and overtime across the country.
CUNY Professors and Staff Consider Future Strike to Defend Public Education Funding
New York City's public university system employees have turned to confrontational tactics to obtain a long overdue contract.
Verizon Strike Exposes Broader Shifts in Telecom Labor Conditions
The effects of labor outsourcing and the end of landlines undergird the Verizon strike by CWA and IBEW union members.
Can the Climate Movement Break Free From the “Jobs vs. Environment” Debate?
As climate activists prepare for Break Free 2016, organizers could do more to incorporate unions in their plan to keep fossil fuels in the ground.
GOP Looks to Protect Union-Busting Firms From Transparency Rule
Republicans criticized a regulation that will force employers to disclose ties to outside union-busting advisers.
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Young Sanders Fans Pledge Solidarity With Verizon Strikers — Even if It Means Slower Internet
In the run-up to the New York primary, a Verizon workers' strike served as the centerpiece of a Bernie Sanders campaign event.
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Immigrant Activists Call for AFL-CIO to Expel Border Patrol Union After Donald Trump Endorsement
“There's no room for hate in the house of labor,” said the Not1More campaign.