Labor
Women truck drivers seek mentors for new advocacy campaign
February 11, 2015RWIT is seeking women who have recently worked in training carriers or who have been trainers in the past to get involved as virtual mentors.
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Illinois GOP governor rolls out right-wing anti-union agenda
February 11, 2015New Illinois GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner yanked union rights to collect dues or fees from thousands of home health caregivers in the state.
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Workers in Ohio and Indiana join USW strike against oil industry
February 10, 2015"Management cannot continue to resist allowing workers a stronger voice on issues that could very well make the difference between life and death for too many of them."
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Today in African American history: Birthday of writer Alice Walker
February 9, 2015The writer and activist Alice Walker was born on this day in 1944 in Putnam County, Georgia.
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Nissan rejects offer to mediate Mississippi dispute with UAW
February 9, 2015The car firm claimed that "entering mediation over issues raised might violate U.S. national labor law."
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