unions
GOP moves to ban teacher strikes in West Virginia
June 5, 2019West Virginia teachers and parents may have to hit the streets to defend their kids—again.
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California Democratic Party elects union leader Rusty Hicks as chair
June 4, 2019A low-key effective “union organizer to the core,” Rusty Hicks, is now running the California Democratic Party.
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Workers, progressives – complete with The Rat – ‘greet’ Walker in Vermont
June 3, 2019“Scott Walker’s invitation to Vermont from the state GOP speaks volumes to working Vermonters!! Be assured we will reply to the threat!!”
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Political and union pressure halts hedge fund takeover of Gannett newspapers
May 29, 2019Pressure came from the News Guild, which represents workers at many Gannett papers.
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ATU President Costa: Trump edict increases danger to transit workers
May 29, 2019The new ATU president barely had time to settle into his chair before the Trump administration confronted him with an edict sidelining better protections for transit workers.
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