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The steal of the century: ending wage theft in our time

March 11, 2015 By Rev. Jim Conn

It may not be the hottest topic on every to-do list, but the problem is as old as, well, the oldest profession. I'm talking about wage theft.

Progressive think tank backs Obama crackdown on federal contractors

March 10, 2015 By PAI

Facing hostility of big business and the GOP, a progressive think-tank went to bat to defend President Obama's cracking down on federal contractors who break labor laws.

West Virginia workers launch “insurrection” in state capital

March 10, 2015 By John Case

Demonstrators protesting the national wave of wage and safety cuts and anti-union assaults, were led by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and joined by national labor leaders.

Senate GOP votes to kill NLRB union elections rule, Obama promises veto

March 6, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

By a 53-46 party-line vote, the GOP-run Senate voted to kill the NLRB's planned union elections rule update.

Corporations using LA election to exert control over schools

March 6, 2015 By David Trujillo

The teachers' union, plus parents and community leaders, faced off against a powerful, well-financed challenge.