Labor
Fast food workers strike in 60 cities for higher wages
August 30, 2013Fast food workers went on strike in a half dozen Michigan cities as well as over 60 cities, towns and suburbs nationwide, driving home how fast this movement for dignity and a 15 dollar an hour...
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Today in labor history: Women win right to vote, Women’s Equality Day declared
August 26, 2013On Aug. 26, 1920, women finally won the right to vote when the necessary number of states ratified the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
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Oakland Airport concession workers win some, and keep up the fight
August 26, 2013Dozens of workers at Oakland Airport concessions and their supporters walked the picket line outside Oakland Airport's Terminal 2.
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What do casinos and martial arts have in common?
August 26, 2013The proxy war between the union and the UFC has brought the labor battle to national attention.
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GOP judge launches yet another assault on the NLRB
August 26, 2013A Republican-named federal judge took another hack at the NLRB, ruling that President Obama illegally named its top enforcement officer.
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