Labor
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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At a critical moment, labor’s cause is racial, economic justice
August 9, 2016"The names, the hashtags represent real people in our very own community; they have jobs; they work alongside us; they have families; they were our high school classmates."
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100,000 working people to go door-to-door to defeat Trump
August 8, 2016"When working people speak with a loud and strong voice, pro-worker candidates win."
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U.S. unions, lawmakers protest Rousseff overthrow in Brazil
August 8, 2016"What we're seeing in Brazil is a power-grab by politicians who weren't able to win at the ballot box."
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