worker rights
Workers celebrate victory over Starbucks
January 20, 2011Members of the Starbucks Workers Union held demonstrations at branches of the coffee shop giant across Manhattan on Jan. 17, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, as they've done for years. This year, the union had something...
Read moreErgonomics not on the list of five new safety rules
January 12, 2011The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will roll out five new rules this year designed to protect workers on the job - but a rule to curb ergonomic injuries will not be one of them.
Read more“Show-Me Solutions” are no solution, Missouri lawmaker says
January 7, 2011Missouri's new Republican House leader declared a Republican mandate for a "change in the culture of how we operate," but a freshman lawmaker thinks otherwise.
Read moreUAW plans new organizing drive with help from its friends
January 5, 2011The United Auto Workers is launching a new drive to organize foreign-owned auto plants in the U.S., with the determined help of civil rights and other organizations.
Read moreObama administration plans to push organizing rights
December 29, 2010Private employers will be required to post large signs informing workers about their right to form unions under a new rule the Obama administration plans to institute by executive order.
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