Labor
Labor in China: “Harmonious Society” or class struggle?
March 9, 2018Communist Party leaders do not want to respond to worker discontent with an iron fist, but they do want labor peace. So the tension between class harmony and labor struggle goes on.
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California labor and allies fight Trump immigration lawsuit
March 8, 2018Gov. Brown said the lawsuit threatens innocent people, and “is about dividing America.”
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Uline exec backs “right-to-work” and right wing causes
March 5, 2018Richard Uhlein, the Illinois mega-donor executive, has contributed $500,000 to the effort to make Missouri a “right-to-work” (RTW) state.
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Protesters call Reagan’s induction into Labor Hall of Honor a “shame”
March 2, 2018“What’s a crying shame? Ronald Reagan in the hall of fame!”
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Steelworkers and Ohio lawmakers welcome Trump’s tariff on dumped steel
March 2, 2018The move by Trump is seen as a response to pressure from workers in the industrial heartland suffering from layoffs.
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