worker rights
U.S. call to support striking farmworkers in Baja California, Mexico
May 22, 2015The UFW is calling for putting pressure on the giant Driscoll Company in solidarity with the striking workers.
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Protesters serve notice to McDonald’s shareholders: $15 and union
May 22, 2015The demonstrators had a single-minded determination to send a message to McDonald's on the eve of its stockholders meeting.
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Katrina smashed New Orleans, now SCOTUS smashes its teachers
May 21, 2015The quest of 7,500 fired New Orleans teachers and school staffers for back pay and damages ended in a loss at the Supreme Court.
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Restaurant workers crash the “other” NRA’s trade show
May 20, 2015Restaurant workers loudly cried in protest, "$2.13 is not the American Dream," at the National Restaurant Association's trade show.
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Pension plans at stake in Bricklayers dispute
May 20, 2015In current negotiations, the management trustees of the union's pension propose to radically change the union's pension plan.
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