workers rights
Refinery safety tops Steelworkers’ oil bargaining goals
November 29, 2011Vast improvements in oil refinery safety will be the top bargaining goal of the Steelworkers (USW) when they open talks with the nation's oil companies on a new contract, the union announced.
Read moreAlabama’s racism
November 23, 2011Alabama approved the racist, anti-immigrant, anti-Hispanic law HB56. The law, passed by the GOP legislature and pushed through by the GOP governor, cries out for a nationwide counterattack.
Read moreFederal judge rules against misclassifying workers as contractors
November 22, 2011The U.S. Department of Labor won a major victory this month in its campaign against job misclassification.
Read morePostal unions blast two “rescue” bills
November 18, 2011Postal workers are blasting both Postal Service "rescue" bills as deeply flawed legislation that would come close to killing the Postal Service.
Read moreRed Cross strikers win new contract
November 16, 2011Striking workers at Red Cross won a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement.
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