worker rights
EPI analyst: High court deadlock on immigration hurts all workers’ rights
June 29, 2016Exploitative employers use the threat of hiring undocumented adults to force other workers to take lower wages and benefits.
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Chicagoans win paid sick leave law
June 23, 2016A coalition of workers' rights and progressive groups pushed the ordinance through the council, over the usual business opposition.
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Week-long Minnesota nurses strike part of forced walkout in three states
June 22, 2016Hospital chains demand that its nurses virtually give up their health insurance; patient safety and quality of patient care are also top issues.
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Hospital workers in Vancouver, Wash. unionize to fight for their patients
June 22, 2016Even the doctors are part of the bargaining unit at this small hospital in the Pacific Northwest.
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The fight isn’t over for farm worker overtime
June 17, 2016"We're going to get this done for the 400,000 Californians who deserve the dignity of an eight-hour day."
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