Labor
Iranian teachers strike, demand money for education and freedom for jailed union leader
December 14, 2021A new teacher evaluation scheme is going to cost a lot more than authorities are willing to pay, and a top trade union leader remains behind bars.
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Amazon preparing its next offensive, but it can’t bust unions forever
December 13, 2021Even when it’s raking in record profits, the company is trying to keep workers from earning their fair share. This time, it may not work.
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Corporate monopoly, other factors hamper workers economically
December 10, 2021Wages are stagnant for 40 years even though productivity has soared. True median income for the bottom 20 percent has actually dropped.
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Starbucks Workers United scores first-ever union win at big coffee chain
December 10, 2021With their voices heard literally around the world, Starbucks workers in Buffalo, against an avalanche of company harassment, vote for a union.
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AFGE gets legal win vs. ex-Pres. Trump’s Education Department
December 9, 2021Trump Education Secretary Betsy Devos was found guilty on 14 counts of breaking labor law.
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