workers rights – Page 76

Today in labor history: S.C. hospital workers win union recognition strike

July 18, 2013 By Special to People’s World

For over three months, 400 African-American hospital workers, mostly women, walked off their jobs in protest over discrimination and the right to form a union.

British postal unions slam privatization plan

July 16, 2013 By Press Associates

There's a big bus trundling around London this week, manned by British postal workers - and they're not doing it for fun or to show sights to tourists

Pennsylvania American Water slapped by NLRB

July 16, 2013 By Press Associates

Pennsylvania American Water, subsidiary of one of the nation's richest utilities, apparently isn't content with letting its executives feed at the ratepayers' trough, the Utility Workers note.

Sweatshops in America? Yes, at T-Mobile call centers

July 16, 2013 By Special to People’s World

T-Mobile call center employees are forced to work in a highly stressful setting that demands they meet unrealistic quotas with only a short amount of time to handle customer requests.

Senate rules compromise avoids “nuclear” option

July 16, 2013 By John Wojcik

This comes after years of pressure by labor, financial reform, environmental and other progressive groups to allow up-or-down votes on executive nominees so the peoples business can finally get done.