worker rights
L.A. alliance organizes to block right-wing attack
July 5, 2011The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy may be the far right's next target, but it is organizing to "get in front" of an Andrew Bretibart/Karl Rove type attack.
Read moreIKEA stacks deck against union backers
June 30, 2011IKEA agreed to a union election date, but only after adding "team captains" to the pool in a move the Machinists union says is aimed at influencing the vote.
Read more1.3 million Ohioans say no to anti-labor law
June 30, 2011The drive to repeal SB 5, the union-busting law that strips collective bargaining rights from public workers in Ohio, culminated in a massive "People's Parade" to deliver petitions with nearly 1.3 million signatures.
Read moreCollective bargaining is a right, not a privilege!
June 29, 2011Note to Governors Kasich and Walker: The right of workers to bargain collectively over their basic conditions of work is a 76-year American tradition.
Read moreFeds show Massey faked safety records in deadly W Va mine
June 29, 2011Federal investigators say they have proof that Massey Energy kept fake safety records to throw off inspectors at a West Virginia coal mine where 29 men died last year, the deadliest U.S. coal field disaster in...
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