Labor
Unions to lobby for “energy democracy” at Paris climate talks
November 27, 2015Unions worldwide will make sure the voices and needs of working people are included in the UN Climate Change Summit in Paris: The ITUC will lobby negotiators and leaders of 190 countries.
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Walmart workers begin Thanksgiving and Black Friday strikes with fasting
November 24, 2015Angry about having to go to food pantries to feed their families, Walmart workers across the country are fasting during the days leading up to Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
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Today in labor history: First recorded strike in Egypt, maybe ever
November 23, 2015On this day in the year 1170 BCE, the first recorded strike took place against the building of pyramids.
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New federal education aid bill: Teachers unions weigh in
November 20, 2015NEA, AFT, and AFSA lobbied their lawmakers long and hard to change the No Child Left Behind law.
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High court tackles four important cases involving workers, unions
November 20, 2015The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to drastically rewrite not just labor law, but working conditions in the U.S.
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