Labor
With strike looming, Arizona governor bends to teacher demands
April 13, 2018It’s amazing what a threatened teachers strike in an election year can get the Republicans to do.
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Water contamination big issue in Michigan governor’s race
April 13, 2018A class-action lawsuit by state and attorneys for Flint’s schoolchildren is settled agreeing to universal screening of Flint students for lead poisoning, including in-depth blood testing. But many say this is still not enough.
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AT&T promised jobs with GOP tax cut; now pushing workers toward picket line
April 12, 2018After the GOP tax bill passed, CEO Randall Stephenson promised 7,000 good, skilled, high-wage jobs. But at the bargaining tables, management demands second-tier jobs with second-tier wages and second-tier benefits.
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Missouri: Paid petitioners offered $1,000 to provoke fights over phony RTW petition
April 12, 2018“Do not sign anything until you read it,” State Senate Minority Leader Gina Walsh told workers gathered for a rally at the state capitol.
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Fight for $15 blocks McDonald’s deal dumping labor law responsibility on franchisees
April 10, 2018A deal between Trump's NLRB and McDonald's would have absolved corporate headquarters of making sure their franchisees follow labor law.
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