collective bargaining
Biden blasts “right-to-work”
February 6, 2014Business and right wing backers of so-called "right to work" laws really want "the right for them to eliminate your right to have a say in your work."
Read moreJustices: Collective bargaining determines pay for putting on protective gear
January 29, 2014In a 9-0 decision on Jan. 27, justices said time used in taking off and putting on the gear is a bargainable subject under labor law.
Read moreWorkers’ rights hardly mentioned by justices at High Court hearing
January 14, 2014Supreme Court justices began hearings on National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, a case that could determine whether it is legal to stop the ability of workers to exercise their right to form a union.
Read moreObama: Collective bargaining can close the income gap
December 5, 2013In a wide-ranging speech on the state of the economy, President Obama took sharp aim at income inequality, citing the growing gulf between the rich and the rest of us.
Read moreThe stakes for workers’ rights in 2014
November 12, 2013We are now in the midst of a full-fledged class war against America's working people. Those directly firing the shots at the U.S. working class are an array of state lawmakers bought and paid for by...
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