Truthout
Unions
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Why Did The New York Times Ask Everybody but Grad Students About Grad Student Unions?
Graduate unionization is not a passing fad, but a movement over half-a-century old.
NAACP Accuses Baltimore Police Union of Intimidation
A pointed letter to FOP president says the union's criticism is widening the racial divide.
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Vermont Activists Battle Democratic Governor for Single-Payer Health Care
Growing estrangement of labor from Democrats could lead to Shumlin's replacement.
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New York Airport Workers Strike, Telling Management “Poverty Wages Don’t Fly“
Meet some of the New York City airport workers, and their union allies, calling for higher wages and union representation.
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Getting Better Organized: San Francisco’s Fight for $15 and a Union
The new movements today have a recognized leadership, a national and even international coordinated organizing strategy and a clear and focused series of demands.
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The New Union Plan to Protect Immigrant Members From Deportation
United Food and Commercial Workers is serving its members in a new way: helping immigrants prepare to get legal authorization to work.
Fight for $15: Tens of Thousands Rally as Labor and Civil Rights Movements Join Forces
More than 60,000 workers walked off the job in more than 200 cities.
SEIU President Mary Kay Henry Speaks at a San Fransciso McDonald’s Protest for $15 an Hour
Henry called on Hillary Clinton to support the $15 an hour campaign.
Rahm Emanuel, CTA Illegally Ban Election Talk Among Chicago Bus, Train Operators
Union files federal suit, calls on Democrats to withdraw support of Emanuel.
Los Angeles Teachers Escalate Action to Demand Fair Treatment
Fifteen thousand members of United Teachers filled downtown LA on February 26 to demand a fair contract for themselves and their students.