workers rights
What was the life of this guest worker worth?
August 17, 2018While Washington state agencies reduce farmworker pay and find employers faultless for a death in the fields, Trump and congressional Republicans back proposals to turn farmworking into permanent indentured servitude.
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Federal workers take to streets nationwide against Trump union-busting
July 26, 2018The protests, organized by AFGE, the largest federal union, were in conjunction with a federal court hearing on unions’ lawsuits seeking to declare Trump’s edicts illegal under labor law and unconstitutional under the Bill of Rights.
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Missouri ground zero on national so-called ‘right to work’
July 26, 2018The right wing has made Missouri ground zero for its push to destroy unions and workers and their allies say they won't let it happen.
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Trump executive order lets bosses bully federal workers
July 13, 2018“Who do you turn to?” one local leader asked. “Somebody’s gotta be there for you.” That “somebody” is the union.
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Trabajadores de un hospital en D.C. votan para unirse a AFSCME
June 3, 2018Trabajadores del hospital Providence en Washington, D.C., votaron poderosamente a favor de unirse a una unión fuerte, superando una campaña de intimidación de la gerencia del hospital.
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