Labor
Potato grower accused of labor trafficking
April 25, 2012The suit was filed on behalf of two farm workers. They say they were victims of trafficking and other federal and state labor law violations.
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Florida tomato harvesters take penny campaign to Giant Food
April 20, 2012Day by day for the last eight years, Santiago Perez has toiled in the tomato fields of Immokalee, Fla. It's not fun.
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LA-Long Beach port truck drivers win important victory
April 19, 2012Employee drivers at Toll Group logistics company in southern California last week became one of the few groups of port truck drivers to become unionized.
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Community support grows for striking Red Cross workers
April 19, 2012They cheered Bill Dudley, speaking for 150 members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 75 forced to strike Toledo Red Cross in late March.
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Teamsters proposal to restructure bankrupt Hostess
April 19, 2012The Teamsters' proposal demands executives, as well as all stakeholders, share equally in financial sacrifices for Hostess to emerge from bankruptcy "instead of paying lip-service to the concept."
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