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Calif. grocery workers approve new contract with raises, retirement protections, improved scheduling
August 10, 2016"This contract is a victory for our members, and secures their wages, retirement security, and control over their schedules."
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Actors union lines up political support for Telemundo organizing drive
August 10, 2016NBC-Universal owns Telemundo, but the unorganized actors don't get residuals or health care, guaranteed wage minimums or meal breaks.
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Chicago alderman Rosa, community, activists denounce ICE raids on day laborers
August 10, 2016Government agents raided a neighborhood location where immigrant workers gather, forcing a group of laborers to submit to searches.
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Survey: 36 percent of U.S. “financially desperate” or barely getting by
August 10, 2016The study by the world's top global union federation, adds that the proportion is higher among women, people aged 16-24 and those with less education.
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Turkey: HDP’s Eyyup Doru – “What we need is democracy and freedom”
August 9, 2016The solution to the crisis in Turkey is not in a state of emergency, but rather the return to democracy.
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