workers rights
Coronavirus upends world of work, opens workers’ eyes to unions
August 13, 2021Hundreds of thousands of workers had their eyes opened to the need for protections unions offer
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Hotel execs firing up to 39 percent of housekeepers even after full reopening
July 9, 2021Women, African Americans, and Latinas, will be the hardest hit in a scheme to raise profits and intensify the exploitation of the remaining workers, says the union, Unite Here.
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EPI panel, govt. official warn companies want a ‘piece work’ society
June 28, 2021Intentional employer misclassification of workers is far more than just a gig economy problem.
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Trumka: El fallo del Tribunal Superior amenaza el derecho de los trabajadores agrícolas a organizarse
June 25, 2021WASHINGTON — El fallo de 6-3 de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, en líneas partidistas, que amenaza el derecho de los trabajadores agrícolas a organizarse en los campos de California, es malo para los...
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Trumka: High Court ruling threatens farm workers’ right to organize
June 25, 2021President of the nation’s largest labor federation notes, however, that the decision of the judges could have been worse
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