unions
Remembering Mike Smith, postal worker and labor stalwart
March 23, 2017Till his last day, Mike Smith was 100 percent union. Doug, his son, called the union office the morning after his death. His words to me: “You guys were his life.”
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Teamsters fight back against ‘right-to-work’
March 22, 2017RTW laws decrease wages and benefits for both union and non-union workers alike.
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Union nurses warn GOP health plan would hurt millions
March 22, 2017Unions are asking everyone to get on the phone to their lawmakers and to deluge congressional offices with protests up to and through the scheduled House health care votes on the evening of March 23, and beyond.
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Labor leaders grapple with how to halt the Trump agenda
March 20, 2017"It was a mistake for the Democrats to not nominate Bernie Sanders, who could bring together not just the left, but the center and even some on the right."
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Teamsters union goes after opioid profiteers
March 16, 2017A small number of drug companies reap windfalls from people's pill addictions. Now, working people are holding them accountable.
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