workers rights – Page 133

Employers cheat workers and the tax man

July 26, 2011

Construction companies are cheating the state out of as much as $175 million a year, according to a commentary by the Texas AFL-CIO.

Unions hit GOP’s “Boeing Bill”

July 22, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

What 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.

UAW sues military contractor over union-busting

July 21, 2011

A UAW local filed labor charges against giant military contractor Bell Helicopter for "an attempt to weaken and eliminate the union."

1877 St. Louis General Strike: lessons for today (video)

July 21, 2011 By Scott Marshall

Labor and community activists gathered in Granite City, Ill., to remember the 1877 St. Louis general strike.

Louisiana workers say union jobs break down barriers

July 21, 2011 By John Wojcik

The bosses don't want lots of union workers because they tend to break down the racial divide that has slowed progress in this part of the country ever since the end of the Civil War.