workers rights
Nationwide protests demand: End Cooper Tire lockout, with video
January 17, 2012"Corporate greed at Cooper Tire is flat out wrong!" That was the message brought by pickets protesting the lockout of 1051 workers by Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. at its plant in Findlay, Ohio.
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Unions scramble to protect pensions in Hostess bankruptcy
January 17, 2012The Bakery Workers, the Teamsters, and other unions representing Hostess Foods employees scrambled to protect their members as the snack food company filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 1.
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Indiana GOP ramming “right to work” but battle continues
January 11, 2012The struggle for workers' collective bargaining rights suffered a blow in Indiana, but the fight is not over yet.
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Awake the State rally rocks Orlando
January 11, 2012Republican lawmakers and Republican Gov. Rick Scott are expected to push for deep cuts, including in Medicaid and unemployment benefits.
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Missouri coalition aims to put minimum wage increase on Nov. ballot
January 6, 2012Missouri's minimum wage workers could be getting a $1 an hour raise next year - currently, Missouri's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
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