worker rights
Wisconsin voter ID bill slammed as vote suppression
May 17, 2011State AFL-CIO President Phil Neuenfeldt called it "an attempt to block the recall of unpopular GOP senators and to suppress turnout among constituencies who may tend to vote Democratic."
Read moreUnemployment insurance under attack
May 17, 2011Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives and in a number of states are out to kill, or at least cripple, unemployment insurance.
Read moreIs your paycheck correct? There’s an app for that!
May 16, 2011The U.S. Department of Labor launched a new application for smart-phone users that aims to empower workers to stand up for their rights if employers deny them their hard-earned pay.
Read moreElizabeth Gurley Flynn to be inducted into labor hall of fame
May 16, 2011Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, along with Victor Reuther, will be inducted into Labor's International Hall of Fame on May 17 in Washington, D.C.
Read moreWho’s IKEA gonna call? Union busters!
May 12, 2011While IKEA rails against unions as third-party outsiders, it already brought in its own third party, Jackson Lewis, the "mother" of all union-busters.
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