worker rights
Postal Workers extend bargaining, plan mass action Oct. 8
September 21, 2018The union “hopes Congress progresses with sensible postal reform” to improve Postal Service “finances instead of resorting to hack-and-burn privatization policies.”
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Illinois AFL-CIO gets candidates to back “contract with the middle class”
September 21, 2018The Illinois State AFL-CIO has drafted a “Contract with the Middle Class,” pledging support for specific workers’ rights issues.
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Steelworkers forced to authorize strike against ArcelorMittal
September 20, 2018Company takeback demands and labor law-breaking forced Steelworkers locals representing about 15,000 ArcelorMittal workers to authorize a strike.
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Missouri unions sue to overturn ‘paycheck deception’ law
September 18, 2018“You can be fired for any reason and they don’t have to tell you what the reason is."
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Trump-controlled NLRB letting giant McDonald’s off the hook
September 14, 2018Millions of workers could be left bouncing from pillar to post to find someone either to bargain with or to blame for labor law-breaking.
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