worker rights
Auto companies finally talk but still try to shortchange workers
September 8, 2023As UAW makes clear its intent to strike unless Big 3 come through with wage hikes and ending two tier wage system, companies talk but resist worker demands.
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Workers win: NLRB says if bosses interfere in election, workplace automatically goes union
September 6, 2023NLRB awards workers election wins, without reruns, when bosses flagrantly break labor law.
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Women now lead the fights for labor and civil rights
September 1, 2023More than three dozen women, including labor leaders, spoke out for labor rights, civil rights, jobs, and voting rights at a recent Poor People’s Campaign conference.
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Japan’s first strike in decades: Tokyo department store workers hit the picket lines
September 1, 2023They’re protesting the sale of their employer, the Sogo & Seibu department store, to a U.S. private equity fund.
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Labor Dept. proposes increasing overtime pay coverage by 20K per worker
August 31, 2023In a major pro-worker move, Biden’s plan would enable 3.6 million more workers to be covered by overtime rules.
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