worker rights
The new NAFTA won’t protect workers’ rights
November 8, 2019The fact remains that workers in this country have a common interest with workers south of the border. NAFTA 2.0 will not improve their lives and does not deserve working class support.
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EPI: Trump majority on NLRB systematically dismantling workers’ protections
November 4, 2019Just about the only worker protection the Trump-named GOP National Labor Relations Board majority hasn’t successfully banned, yet, is Scabby the Rat.
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Tentative agreement ends 11-day Chicago teachers strike
November 1, 2019The long strike saw unprecedented unity among teachers, parents, students, and school staff support workers.
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Tucson: Copper miners on strike in Arizona
October 18, 2019After more than a year of company stalling and game playing instead of fair negotiations Workers at ASARCO owned copper mines and mills are on strike.
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EPI: Trump’s Labor Department overtime pay cap ‘abandoned’ millions
October 2, 2019The GOP Trump Labor Department’s increase in the annual pay cap beyond which workers could be ineligible for overtime “abandoned” millions of workers.
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