Labor
The decline and fall of the NYC taxi industry
August 29, 2017The taxi industry suffers from much of the same problems that plague our society in general - lack of jobs for millions seeking gainful employment.
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Georgia Republican demands chicken processing line speed-up; unions hit back
August 25, 2017GOP Rep. Doug Collins wants every poultry worker to process a shocking 175 birds per minute—or 3 birds per second. Unions and consumer groups say no.
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San Francisco Longshore Workers to join demonstrations against white supremacists
August 24, 2017One of the nation's most militant union locals, International Longshore Workers Local 10, will challenge white supremacists.
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Sanders, unions, and allies kick off Midwest “pickup truck tour” vs. Trump
August 23, 2017Unionists and their allies kicked off a two-week “pickup truck tour" to tell people how GOP President Donald Trump isn’t saving jobs.
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Workers collect 300,000 plus Missouri signatures to stop right to work for less
August 22, 2017The petitions, turned in to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft weeks ahead of the mandatory late August deadline, also automatically stopped implementation of the anti-worker, anti-union law, which the GOP-dominated state legislature approved this year –...
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