Labor
Study: 57 percent of poultry workers suffer ergonomic ills
April 21, 2014NIOSH found what UFCW called "a drastic level of injury" to workers even at the present speeds.
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Autoworkers drop appeal of election loss at Chattanooga VW plant
April 21, 2014Union President Bob King says, they will concentrate on a probe by congressional Democrats of political interference that led to the Valentine's Day defeat.
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Okla. governor bars cities from setting minimum wage
April 18, 2014Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a bill prohibiting cities, counties, and their citizens the right to set a mandatory minimum wage.
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UPS firing of Teamster drivers rescinded
April 18, 2014All those struggling in New York and nationally for a better life could not help but take notice: Labor solidarity worked!
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Activists push for release of jailed trade unionist Shahrokh Zamani
April 17, 2014He was arrested in June 2011 and sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges widely levelled against trade unionists.
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