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Preparing for the Elder Boom: Ai-jen Poo on Workforce Demands and Living a Better Life
How can we live well as we age in the 21st century?
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This Chart Shows How Unions Help Redistribute Wealth Throughout US Society
There is a strong correlation between union membership and income equality in the US.
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Republicans Call for Imposing ALEC Zones on Poorest Neighborhoods of Milwaukee
Two suburban Wisconsin lawmakers have unveiled an economic development plan directly from a right-wing playbook.
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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.