Labor
Washington, DC rejects worker-friendly scheduling bill; Seattle passes it
September 22, 2016The measures would make firms give workers at least two weeks' advance notice of their schedules, and make those schedules predictable.
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Oreo workers take Nabisco fight global
September 21, 2016Mondelēz-Nabisco shipped 600 South Chicago jobs out of the country. Now, workers from BCTGM are uniting across borders to fight back.
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September 19 Labor Update
September 19, 2016Incarcerated workers are still workers; VA healthcare under the gun; CWA solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux; 13 million call Congress to stop TPP; a cup of union tea.
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Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra musicians are on strike
September 14, 2016The musicians are courageously conducting a high profile labor action; the strike is also very winnable.
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National Moral Monday action targets Gov. Rauner in Chicago
September 13, 2016In Chicago, the demand was for Republican Gov. Rauner to "stop killing us" and to facilitate the passage of a budget that prioritizes poor and working families.
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