Labor
Locked-out workers and supporters converge on Minnesota town
February 24, 2012On their Journey for Justice, workers locked out by American Crystal Sugar, joined by locked-out workers from Cooper Tire, delivered a message to a bank in Chaska, Minn.
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Union says collective bargaining protects pregnant women
February 24, 2012With business discrimination against pregnant female workers still widespread, the Service Employees contend one of the best ways to battle it is through collective bargaining and union contracts.
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Outcry by 33,000 ignored: Sugar giant turns away petition
February 23, 2012Hundreds of locked-out workers and community supporters tried to serve a petition on American Crystal Sugar's CEO, Dave Berg.
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The farm workers’ Filipino-American champion
February 23, 2012It's well past time we celebrated the life of probably the most important of the other leaders who played a major role in winning union rights for farm workers.
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Tulsa city workers win fight vs. privatization with creative strategy
February 23, 2012Municipal workers chose to fight back against privatization by taking over their department in a very unusual way.
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