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One Size Does Not Fit All: Fighting the Common Core Curriculum
Corporate interests are pushing Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in an attempt to privatize public elementary and secondary schools throughout the United States and impose a one-size-fits-all curriculum on …
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Only as Good as the Movement
The education of union officers begins with the formation of reform caucuses committed to union democracy, building the union's presence in the school, as well as commitments to social …
Verizon Retail Workers Win Union Vote – First to Do So
Wireless is where Verizon makes most of its profits. But for decades, Verizon has kept a wall between union workers in its landline division and non-union workers in its …
LIUNA’s Opposition to Willbros Board Executive Pay Proposal Helps Lead to a Rare Victory for Shareholders
Shareholders of the Willbros Group, a major energy infrastructure company, rejected the board's executive pay proposal at their annual meeting today, representing a rare victory for institutional shareholders seeking …
Pressure Mounts on Johns Hopkins To Pay A Living Wage
At the world-renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, the wages of many of the workers, including 15-year veterans, qualify a family of four for food stamps.
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How the War on Workers Is Changing
We need to put back into place laws and policies that balance the powers of employers and employees, and let workers unionize.
Lessons From James Boggs: Capitalist Automation in the 21st Century
The racist antagonisms in the UAW led James Boggs to revolutionary conclusions about the US capitalist system.
Labor Rights Abuses Still Rampant Two Years into Colombia Free Trade Agreement
As the Colombia Free Trade Agreement reached its two-year anniversary today, labor and human rights organizations say the pactu2019s failure to curtail labor rights abuses in Colombia illustrates the …
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Fast-Food Protests Go Global
It is easy to understand why workers are protesting an industry that has become known for poverty wages and poor working conditions.
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Early Childhood Educators Partner With Union and Workers’ Center, Score Historic Victory
Last week, historic legislation expanding Vermont labor law and allowing previously excluded early childhood educators to form their union was passed.