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Teachers unions to Education Secretary Duncan: Leave!
July 18, 2014The AFT convention has a blunt message for Education Secretary Arne Duncan: You flunk the test of helping the nation's schools and kids, so leave.
Read moreAFSCME helping 12,000 Chicago cab drivers unionize
July 17, 2014Over 1,000 delegates to the 41st AFSCME International Convention told the 12,000 cab drivers of this city who are trying to unionize that they are not alone.
Read moreHome care workers file for largest union election in Minnesota history
July 17, 2014Pay is so low that many caregivers qualify for food stamps, don’t get paid sick leave or health or retirement benefits.
Read moreAt AFT meet, energized resistance to attacks on education
July 17, 2014An energized resistance to ongoing attacks on education was on display at this year's American Federation of Teachers national convention in Los Angeles.
Read moreUnion says postal service is not really pulling out of Staples
July 16, 2014Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers Union, said a Staples announcement this week that it was ending its no-bid deal with the U.S. Postal Service is a ruse.
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