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Unions
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Picket, Fight, and Win
Solidarity networks scale down to defend tenants and workers.
Seattle Suburb Passes Highest Minimum Wage in Country
David Rolf of SEIU helped organize SeaTac's Proposition 1 to provide $15/hour to hotel, restaurant, and airport workers.
California Probe of Campaign Donations Sheds Light on “Dark Money“
Tony Russo had a multimillion-dollar problem. The Republican consultant and his team had raised piles of cash to use in California politics as last November's election approached.
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Auto Workers Try a New Angle at Volkswagen
The United Auto Workers, so long frustrated in their attempts to organize foreign-owned auto plants in the US, may have found a different way in.
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Socialism and Sports
The world of organized sports is a microcosm of corporations vs. workers and community. This meme can also be exploited to our benefit.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Keith Alexander and James Clapper Answered Questions on Government Spying, and More
Keith Alexander and James Clapper answered questions on government spying, and more.
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North Carolina, Come On and Rise Up
“Moral Mondays” organizer and North Carolina AFL-CIO President James Andrews discusses the strategy behind escalating protests against the state's extremist Republicans.
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Five Ways Student Debt Resistance Is Taking Off
As student debt skyrockets, the movement to resist it is spreading.
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Whether or Not You Like It, You’re Helping McDonald’s Succeed
That is, U.S. taxpayers, whether they eat at McDonaldu2019s, Subway, etc. or not, are subsidizing the very fast food restaurants that offer criminally underpaid jobs.
Longshoreman Strike Shuts Down Port of Baltimore
Port of Baltimore Shutdown: Longshoremen in solidarity with nationwide labor struggle.