Labor
Unions, Dreamers to lawmakers: Attach Dream Act to money bill
December 7, 2017A hardline bloc of anti-everything Republicans, backed by President Trump’s own racist views, will kill the money bill if it has any Democratic priorities.
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Santa goes on strike, demands Walmart bring back holiday pay
December 7, 2017"It’s time Walmart do the right thing and provide holiday pay for its 1.5 million workers—the same holiday pay it used to provide in 2015 before it decided to ‘Grinch’ it’s workers."
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The true conditions of farm workers today
December 6, 2017In the 1970s, California farm workers were among the highest-paid in the U.S. Today, they are trapped in jobs that pay little and have no year-around work.
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Strikers at Ferguson nursing home demand respect
December 4, 2017Nursing home workers at the Christian Care Nursing Home took to the picket line Dec. 1 after contract negotiations broke down the night before.
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Wage cut rollout leads Univ. of Georgia workers to launch union drive
December 4, 2017“The rollout was worthy of Ebenezer Scrooge,” said the United Campus Workers.
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