Labor
Corporations and governments collude in prison slavery racket
February 7, 2018Enjoy the fresh fish at Whole Foods? It may have been raised by a prisoner paid pennies per day.
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Trumpian “accountability” throws us back to the spoils system
February 6, 2018Trump signaled in his State of the Union Message that he would replace merit with loyalty to him as the criteria for hiring and employing VA and other federal workers.
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Severance Food workers in Connecticut win union representation with UFCW
February 5, 2018Workers at Severance Foods voted yes to join a union so they could earn a better wage and a better life.
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Labor groups say Mexico and U.S. violate worker rights under NAFTA
February 1, 2018Petitions to the Labor Department come as the U.S., Canada, and Mexico participate in yet another round of talks on a “new NAFTA” in Montreal.
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Communications workers rally in Daytona Beach
January 30, 2018Communication Workers of America members held informational pickets at many locations across the country.
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