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How To Fan the Flames
The worse our situation gets - economically, politically, ecologically -the more we yearn for a vast movement to erupt and transform the landscape.
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Four Postal Unions Bury the Hatchet To Save Services, Standards
With all these wolves circling at the gates, you'd think the postal unions would have banded together to fight as one. Sadly, for whatever reason, that has not been …
Memo: Comparison of Trans-Pacific Partnership Fast Track Polling Data
As President Obama prepares for his long-delayed April trip to Asia, corporate lobbyists and other supporters of the massive 12 nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal have released deceiving …
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The NLRB Must Restore Democracy in Chattanooga
The National Labor Relations Board must overturn the tainted union election at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, Tennessee for five main reasons.
Vermont Bus Drivers Strike Over Dangerous Conditions
Municipal bus drivers in northern Vermont are striking today against unsafe conditions, surveillance and discipline, and part-time status, in a show of union solidarity that could prove a powerful …
Fashion Faux Pas? Free Trade and Sweatshop Labor in Guatemala
Free-trade agreements have not delivered promised protections to workers, as the case of Guatemalan sweatshop labor illustrates.
Women Are Three-Quarters of Workers In the 10 Largest Low-Wage Jobs, Wage Gaps Exist In All But Three Occupations, NWLC Analysis Shows
Women are three-quarters of workers in the largest, lowest-wage occupations.
The Real Story Behind the Detroit Pension Fight and What It Means to America’s Future
“If you think of Detroit as far away and unrelated to life in your hometown, think again. The next victim could be your town, your community, your retirement.”
Mr. and Mrs. Labor-Management: Struggling to Make Their Marriage Work
My name is Labor and I married Mr. Management in the second half of the nineteenth century.
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Education Groups Battle Teachers Unions in State Races
Billionaire-backed groups spend big pushing charter schools and vouchers.