Labor
AFL-CIO launches ‘Join a union’ ad campaign
May 31, 2018“From the boardroom to the steps of the Supreme Court, a dark web of corporate interests is trying to stop us with everything it has."
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Unfriendly skies: United Airlines food workers want a union and safe passenger meals
May 24, 2018Strict time off requirements mean sick employees are effectively forced to stay on the job preparing passenger meals, even when they should be at home in bed. This is just one of a number of complaints...
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Connecticut May Day rally inspires unity for justice, equality, and peace
May 10, 2018Report back from the historic trip was a highlight of the “May Day 2018: Fighting Together for Justice, Equality, and Peace” rally hosted here by Connecticut People's World.
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Adjuncts of the world, unite!
May 10, 2018Many people still think professors make a lot of money. We adjuncts, however, don’t. We have the same credentials and responsibilities as full-time tenured faculty, but we make a fraction of the money.
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“We Run UC”—Support workers strike the Univ. of California system
May 9, 2018A study conducted by AFSCME Local 3299 shows starting wages of black and Latino workers are about 20 percent lower than those of their white counterparts.
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