workers rights – Page 72

“Mr. Clean” gives guest workers a dirty deal

September 17, 2013 By Rossana Cambron And John Wojcik

America's unions are going to bat for foreign workers who toil in America, in conditions that approximate slavery. And Dwight Allen, a 41-year-old "guest worker" laboring in Florida apartment buildings says he is sure glad they...

Iraqi union leader: “War not over for our workers”

September 12, 2013 By John Wojcik

Hassan Juma'a Awad, president of the Iraq Federation of Oil Unions, was a guest at the AFL-CIO's convention where he spoke at an event organized by U.S. Labor Against the War.

Fast-food workers meet labor movement: a super-sized duo

September 12, 2013 By Tony Pecinovsky

There is an emerging nationwide movement of low-wage fast-food workers who have begun to set the tone regarding the federal minimum wage, fast-food workers' rights and the future of service sector work generally.

Ethiopian immigrant Tefere Gebre shakes up labor organizing

September 10, 2013 By John Wojcik

Gebre's first attempt at union organizing in Orange County was a smashing success. He successfully signed up 400 workers who toiled as sorters of trash.

Blueberry pickers strike at Labor Camp 2

September 4, 2013 By David Bacon

When the blueberry picking started, the company fired Federico Lopez on July 10 for asking for a wage raise, and workers went on strike on July 11 to get his job back.