unions
Wisconsin Dems struggle to throw off GOP-imposed shackles
February 14, 2019The lame-duck session spat on the will of the people expressed at the ballot box.
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‘Future of Unions’ conference speakers push sectoral bargaining
February 11, 2019What was supposed to be an intellectual weekend conference on the future of the U.S. union movement turned into a conference on the future of collective bargaining, and specifically the promotion of sectoral bargaining, instead.
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After the national elections Mexico’s electrical workers rebuild their union
February 11, 2019"We walked miles and miles in demonstrations, faced with dignity those who fired the workers. We did not sell out, even as our families suffered, and we didn't just sit back with our arms folded and...
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Workers, AFL-CIO, Democrats open legislative push for $15 minimum wage
February 8, 2019Workers descended on Capitol Hill to tell lawmakers to raise the wage. Democrats liked what they heard; Republicans didn’t.
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100 years after Seattle 1919: Is the general strike making a comeback?
February 7, 2019The General Strike, a worker weapon that struck fear into corporate chieftains and their political cronies a century ago is getting a fresh look.
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