unions
Labor Secretary Acosta says Trump administration opposes raising minimum wage
May 2, 2019Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida told Acosta, "It's difficult for me to believe you would put workers first."
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At AFL-CIO headquarters, Brazilian unionists describe dire human rights situation there
April 30, 2019“In economics, this government is the most-extreme form of neo-liberalism and in human rights, it wants a return to the Middle Ages,” said Antonio do Lisboa.
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The app economy—Can “gig” workers be organized?
April 29, 2019Unions and organizers need to devise practicable strategies that allow workers to organize, win, and build enough power to force companies to adapt and change.
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Wide community support gives 31,000 Stop & Shop workers a big win
April 24, 2019Stop & Shop lost 75% of its business during the strike it forced.
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The Communist Party in the 1920s: The first decade of struggle
April 24, 2019During its first ten years, the new Communist Party jumped into struggles on a range of fronts - from labor to racism to defense of the foreign born.
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