workers rights
NAACP rallies for grocery workers, labor rights
July 28, 2011Hundreds of delegates to the NAACP's 102nd convention marched in support of UFCW, which is in negotiations with supermarket companies.
Read moreNFL owners and players agree on new labor deal
July 27, 2011After a 4-and-a-half month lockout in the National Football League, players and owners finally agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement.
Read moreEmployers cheat workers and the tax man
July 26, 2011Construction companies are cheating the state out of as much as $175 million a year, according to a commentary by the Texas AFL-CIO.
Read moreUnions hit GOP’s “Boeing Bill”
July 22, 2011What it really is, union leaders say, is a move to strip the NLRB of much of its power to rule for and protect workers' rights.
Read moreUAW sues military contractor over union-busting
July 21, 2011A UAW local filed labor charges against giant military contractor Bell Helicopter for "an attempt to weaken and eliminate the union."
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