workers rights
Workers, supporters cheer cheating contractor’s downfall
May 27, 2011A huge wage-theft case against a San Francisco Bay Area contractor almost reached the finish line May 26. One last chapter must still be written.
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Right wing pushes shocking child labor measures
May 26, 2011Currently the number of youth who are unemployed, especially youth of color, has risen to a level not seen decades.
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Wisconsin judge kills anti-union law
May 26, 2011The right-wing push to destroy unions in Wisconsin ran into a wall this morning.
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Labor wins a few in Florida
May 25, 2011"Working families, the unemployed and the impoverished faced numerous assaults in the continuing drive to make the rich richer," said the state AFL-CIO.
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Massey coal responsible for 29 miner deaths says independent report
May 19, 2011"The company broke faith with its workers by frequently and knowingly violating the law and blatantly disregarding known safety practices."
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