worker rights
Wal-Mart warehouse workers file wage theft suit
November 29, 2011A group of 18 warehouse workers here filed a lawsuit in federal court Nov. 18 against two staffing firms they say are not paying them for the hours they worked.
Read moreRepublicans plan FAA shutdown to bust unions
November 29, 2011Republican union busters are planning, just in time for the holidays, a shut down of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Read moreAdvocacy group warning seasonal workers: don’t fall victim to wage theft
November 29, 2011This holiday season, the National Consumers League is issuing a reminder to part-time and seasonal workers of their rights and protections under federal labor laws and warning them about the prevalence of abuses in the workplace.
Read moreRepublicans see assaulting workers as more important than creating jobs
November 7, 2011Just days before Election Day, 2011, a national group devoted to workers rights has issued a scathing report about Republican intentions toward workers.
Read moreWorkers reject sugar company demands; lockout continues
November 3, 2011Workers at American Crystal Sugar's seven plants in Minnesota, North Dakota and Iowa rejected, by a nine to one margin in a Nov. 1 vote, the company's latest demands.
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