Labor
Jim Hightower opens new front in fight to save postal service
March 31, 2015"The Postal Service takes in $68 billion a year in revenue and Wall Street wants it."
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Today in labor history: César Chávez born in 1927
March 31, 2015Chávez was also an early environmentalist, warning the public of the devastating effects of pesticides on both farmworkers and consumers.
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Missouri unionists, businesses, officials mobilize vs. ‘right-to-work’
March 30, 2015They packed the Small Business Committee hearing room and offered detailed testimony on the benefits of unionization and the harm such a law would cause.
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Wisconsin companies join the fight against right-to-work-for-less
March 30, 2015Businesses even say they will move out of state in order to avoid the law's negative effects on their bottom lines.
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Illinois Gov. Rauner’s anti-labor ploy actually boosts a union local
March 26, 2015When many working families are facing hardship and workers' rights are under attack, solidarity is still our best defense.
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