Labor
Boosting fighting power, UAW raises dues after hot debate
June 5, 2014Leaders of the United Auto Workers union are well aware of the attacks against workers worldwide. Their fightback program is called "PRO Members."
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UAW’s Bob King: We’re in a war for democracy
June 5, 2014Retiring UAW President Bob King proclaimed a truism long understood by labor activists - "The amount of power you have determines the amount of justice you get."
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UFCW on a roll in southern California
June 5, 2014Unionists ratified a new contract with the area's big food chains, and Local 770 passed the 100-store organizing mark at CVS, adding 2,000 members.
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Today in labor history: Mass. first state to pass minimum wage
June 4, 2014"The industry employing her is in receipt of the working energy of a human being at less than its cost, and to that extent is parasitic."
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“O” for organizing: UAW unfolds fightback program
June 4, 2014The United Auto Workers union is unfolding a fightback program at its 36th Constitutional Convention here this week.
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