Labor
Firefighters gain allies in drive to ban toxic chemicals in furniture
January 6, 2016"When toxic flame retardants burn - and they do burn - it creates a serious health risk for our members."
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NLRB casting jaundiced eye against forced arbitrations
January 6, 2016If you signed an employment contract in the past 15 years, you likely also signed away your rights to sue your employer if you get fired for bad reasons.
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Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the TWU Local 100 transit strike
January 4, 2016The biggest victory of the strike is it showed that organized working people can stand up to the forces who are trying to destroy their organization.
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Communications Workers endorse Sanders
December 18, 2015"Sanders stands with working families against corporate greed, Wall Street, and the big banks, and we are going to help him."
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Labor meltdown: Elves threaten historic strike week before Christmas
December 18, 2015"This is a new day here in the North Pole; no longer will we settle for the technologies and working conditions of last century!"
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