Labor
‘9 to 5’: Documentary provides organizing lessons for working women today
May 10, 2021The Vietnam War raged. Student protests on campus became deadly. The Pill gave rise to the sexual revolution. Gender norms were challenged by the feminist movement. It was the 1970s in the United States.
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PRO Act’s new backers: National Consumers League, major league sports unions
May 7, 2021The PRO Act would be the most extensive and most pro-worker rewrite of labor law since the original National Labor Relations Act of 1935.
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Labor and culture unite for virtual May Day concert at HotHouse
April 30, 2021Celebrate International Workers Day with a program featuring Jon Langford & Sally Timms, Marvin Tate, and Bill MacKay, plus shout-outs from activists in the labor movement.
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Manchin says he supports ProAct, but would keep filibuster
April 26, 2021Maintaining the filibuster, however, could kill the ProAct, the most serious labor law reform since passage of the Wagner Act in the 1930s.
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Alabama Amazon battle continues: Union to file labor law challenge
April 19, 2021The Bessemer outcome provides more evidence for the need for comprehensive labor law reform, especially the Protect The Right To Organize (PRO) Act.
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