Labor
“Human beings, not robots”: Amazon workers strike in Shakopee, Minn.
July 18, 2019"The truth is Amazon needs us in order to make Prime Day a success."
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Progressive lawmakers introduce national domestic workers rights bill
July 17, 2019Domestic workers do the work most precious to us - caring for our homes and loved ones. But they don't have the basic rights and dignity they deserve.
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Federal judge frees labor’s rat from Trump NLRB’s trap
July 15, 2019Turns out that Scabby the Rat also has First Amendment rights.
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Amazon Prime Day Strike: Workers say no to overwork and discrimination
July 15, 2019The company may rake in $6.1 billion in sales during the event, which means long hours and no breaks for warehouse workers.
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Amazon forces Shakopee, Minn., warehouse workers to walk out again
July 12, 2019The 1,500 workers, one-third of them migrants and refugees from Somalia and other nations of East Africa, plan to peacefully walk off the job for six hours on July 15.
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