worker rights
“Greed on steroids” at Missouri water company
June 9, 2011American Water made $268 million in profits last year and paid its top seven executives a combined $12.5 million, but wants big cuts from workers, the union says.
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Service employees join suit vs. Georgia’s anti-immigrant law
June 8, 2011Call Georgia's anti-immigrant law "racial profiling" that threatens to turn Georgia into "a police state."
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Supreme Court lets anti-immigrant law stand
June 7, 2011By a 5-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Arizona's first anti-immigrant law is legal.
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Women’s labor coalition honors Irene Hull
May 27, 2011Women are being thrown under the bus as states and the nation try to reduce deficits by slashing budgets.
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Union helped hotel worker stand up to IMF chief
May 24, 2011Several articles in the major media are discussing the high risk of sexual assault that housekeepers face in hotels. Sexual assault and harassment is rampant, maids are afraid to complain to management because of fear of...
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