workers rights
Seattle port strike challenges “independent contractor” lie
February 22, 2012Truck drivers in the Puget Sound shut down ports for two weeks - and begin to shift the balance of power.
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Arizona, again and again!
February 17, 2012The Arizona House approved Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's plan to take away civil service protections from state workers.
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Compromise on benefits and payroll tax passes despite complaint by unions
February 17, 2012The AFL-CIO announced just before noon on the East Coast today that it cannot support H.R. 3630, the compromise bill coming before Congres.
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Targeted victims protest American Airlines bankruptcy plans
February 15, 2012The flight attendants called the action, and the pilots and Transport Workers Union quickly joined in. Other unions and solidarity activists drove into DFW International Airport for the action.
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Truckers force port to talk and lawmakers to act
February 15, 2012"They want to make the owners responsible for the equipment they (the truckers) use," Michaels explains.
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