Labor
OURWalmart and allies protest Walmart in Orlando
November 26, 2012Walmart workers and labor and community allies held a protest at an east Orlando Walmart on Black Friday. The action was one of hundreds organized around the country.
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Missouri janitors fight poverty wages
November 21, 2012The janitors wore giant back and white photos draped around their chests and back as they marched and chanted "What's disgusting? Union busting! What's outrageous? Poverty wages!"
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Farmworkers, allies demand Publix sign agreement with Immokalee workers
November 21, 2012More than a dozen actions were planned at Publix stores mostly in Florida, along with actions around the country.
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Nurses strike, again, for patient safety and nursing standards
November 20, 2012One-day strikes affected seven Summit hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area, involving up to 3,200 nurses and several hundred medical technicians.
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Today in labor history: “Scab” used for the first time
November 20, 2012On this day in 1816 the term "scab" was coined by the Albany Typographical Union in reference to strike breaking.
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