worker rights
SEIU’s Henry: Unions need new approaches to attract youth
April 3, 2014The nation's unions need new approaches to recruit and retain younger workers, Service Employees President Mary Kay Henry says.
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Union leader calls Ryan budget a monster out to maul government workers
April 2, 2014"What's another term for an insatiable monster hell-bent on savagely devouring everything in its sight? The Ryan Budget."
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Report: Supreme Court has weakened sexual harassment protections for workers
April 2, 2014The NWLC released a report featuring new information that underscores the urgent need to strengthen workplace protections from sexual harassment.
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Management actions at New York transit unite workers
April 2, 2014The situation at the Central Electronics shop of New York City Transit, under the yoke of a vicious anti-union management, has reached a boiling point.
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AFL-CIO leads demonstration for minimum wage hike outside Heritage Foundation
March 31, 2014The labor movement turned up the heat today on opponents of a minimum wage increase by gathering outside of the Heritage Foundation.
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