workers rights
Can labor build on Ohio win?
November 14, 2011With one year to go before the Nov. 2012 election, the key question for organized labor after this fall's voting is: Can it build on the Ohio win?
Read moreOhio celebrates: Union-busting bill goes down by landslide
November 9, 2011Labor and community activists throughout Ohio jubilantly celebrated the massive defeat of Issue 2 and repeal of the draconian union-busting SB 5.
Read moreHow many hours has your bus driver been behind the wheel?
November 4, 2011The next time you get on an inter-city bus, ask the driver how many hours he or she has spent behind the wheel in the last week.
Read moreConstruction workers more likely to die on the job
November 4, 2011Over their careers, construction workers have a one in 200 chance of dying on the job, five times what the government considers the "significant" risk.
Read moreRight-to-work legislation enables the one percent
November 2, 2011Michigan Senate Bill 729 is another insidious attack on working people initiated by the Republican-controlled legislature.
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