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Union leaders grapple with problem of workers backing right wingers

April 21, 2016 By Zachary Dowdy

Worried union leaders say many members feel "outshouted" by powerful political voices and are showing anger by backing extreme candidates.

Hillary Clinton’s pro-worker pledges excite building trades audience

April 21, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg

Clinton's passion for workers' causes, from project labor agreements to being their advocate in the White House, excited the audience.

We need affordable housing, not condos and townhouses

April 20, 2016 By Lawrence H. Geller

As one activist said, "there is a time to write letters, a time to meet, and when all else fails, a time to take to the streets."

MU graduate workers say “union” in a landslide

April 20, 2016 By Jack Bertolt

While the vote result is a substantial victory, it's just the latest step in the campaign for justice for MU graduate workers.

Think about immigration like a nurse

April 20, 2016 By David Bacon

If the nurse fears that if they check her documents she'll lose her job or worse, she likely won't have to think a long time before signing that union card.