worker rights
Unemployed no longer welcome to apply for jobs?
August 30, 2011Big business has set up a new roadblock for the jobless: employers only consider hiring those who are already working, reported the AFL-CIO. In other words, the unemployed need not apply.
Read moreOhio rallies for union rights, voter rights
August 23, 2011Thousands rallied in Columbus and hundreds in Cleveland Saturday to support efforts to repeal laws suppressing trade union and voting rights enacted by the extremist Republican administration of Gov. John Kasich.
Read moreVerizon bargaining resumes, workers end strike
August 23, 2011Some 45,000 unionized Verizon workers, members of CWA and IBEW returned to work at a minute past midnight on Aug. 23, ending their 2-week strike. The old contract was reinstated, pending the outcome of re-started bargaining...
Read moreUnions say Verizon taking its cue from Wisconsin’s governor
August 15, 2011Union leaders say Verizon management, taking its lead from right-wing GOP governors, is trying to kill public support for its striking workers by portraying them as an overpaid elite.
Read moreHeartland workers, activists stand with CWA against Verizon
August 13, 2011Why did workers, organizers and just plain folks rally in support of a struggle happening a thousand miles away? For CWA Local 6360 Vice President Todd Appleby, the answer is simple.
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