Labor
Communications Workers demand release of Philippine activists, end to U.S. military aid
November 12, 2019The union joined a phalanx of Filipino-American groups in a 2-hour-long demonstration in front of the Philippine Embassy on Nov. 9.
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Unions fight for DACA recipients as Supreme Court tackles their fate
November 12, 2019Their point: Remind the justices that the Dreamers are U.S. residents who know no other country but this one.
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20 years without a raise drives Univ. Of New Mexico faculty to unionize
November 6, 2019The votes continued a trend at public universities nationwide which have seen faculty turn to unionization to gain better working conditions, job security, and—for the adjuncts—decent pay.
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Strike wave: Unity on the picket line and at ballot box
October 25, 2019Strike actions are unique moments. Workers draw more basic conclusions about the nature of capitalism in times like this.
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Top AFL-CIO staffer says Johnson’s Brexit pact bad for U.K. and U.S. workers
October 21, 2019The corporate interests that funded the Brexit campaign, plus Johnson, want to follow Brexit with a NAFTA-like “free trade” pact between Britain and Trump.
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