Labor
U.S. call to support striking farmworkers in Baja California, Mexico
May 22, 2015The UFW is calling for putting pressure on the giant Driscoll Company in solidarity with the striking workers.
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Cleveland labor launches campaign against racism
May 22, 2015The North Shore AFL-CIO Federation of Labor has launched a campaign to support the fight against racism.
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Protesters serve notice to McDonald’s shareholders: $15 and union
May 22, 2015The demonstrators had a single-minded determination to send a message to McDonald's on the eve of its stockholders meeting.
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Los Angeles raising minimum wage to $15 by 2020
May 21, 2015"Our city has taken a much-needed, significant step toward lifting hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty."
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Katrina smashed New Orleans, now SCOTUS smashes its teachers
May 21, 2015The quest of 7,500 fired New Orleans teachers and school staffers for back pay and damages ended in a loss at the Supreme Court.
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