Labor
Nurses kick off economic education drive
June 10, 2011National Nurses United says they will speak out about income and economic inequality and its impact on themselves and their patients - and get the rest of the country to do so, too.
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IKEA says it’s ready to talk
June 9, 2011After receiving 20,000 complaints from people angry about how it treats its workers here, IKEA has agreed to meet with the union trying to organize them.
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“One battle in a big war”: Comcast organizing drive rages on
June 9, 2011Only 2 percent of 90,000 Comcast workers nationally are organized. This was the second vote in five years at the Pullman facility.
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“Greed on steroids” at Missouri water company
June 9, 2011American Water made $268 million in profits last year and paid its top seven executives a combined $12.5 million, but wants big cuts from workers, the union says.
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Unions and the middle class: What’s in a name?
June 8, 2011Defending the middle class has become a central theme in labor's fightback.
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