workers rights
400 union women at confab demand equality and union rights
September 16, 2011Over 400 union women came to the Coalition of Labor Union Women's 16th Biennial Convention in Orlando, September 7-10, to demand equality and to defend union rights. The women came from many different unions to speak...
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Mexican labor officials meet with Congress about worker abuses
September 14, 2011Workers in Mexico are facing repression from the Mexican government and corporations, and more and more working people in Mexico are being driven into poverty.
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Chicago students protest Sears ties to child labor and rape
September 9, 2011High school students are protesting Sears's purchase of clothing from a factory where a supervisor is an unpunished serial rapist of young females.
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From Wal-Mart to hot dogs, courts important for workers
September 7, 2011So you still don't think courts are important to workers? Betty Dukes and Nolan Koewler can quickly set you straight.
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Why women unionists back others under attack
September 2, 2011First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "There are only two ways to bring about protection for workers... legislation and unionization."
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