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Death by overwork: Building trades union demands safety inspections at Tokyo Olympics
October 7, 2019A typical management response found in all workplaces and sectors: “Our internal investigation, which we performed, found we did nothing wrong.”
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Low pay, lack of respect force janitors to march, maybe strike
October 4, 2019They will be forced to strike, said their union, Service Employees 32BJ, unless building owners come to their senses and bargain a new and better contract.
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Nurses’ Medicare For All campaign picks up key lawmakers
October 3, 2019National Nurses United’s long-running campaign to garner congressional support for Medicare For All has won several key lawmakers to the cause.
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EPI: Trump’s Labor Department overtime pay cap ‘abandoned’ millions
October 2, 2019The GOP Trump Labor Department’s increase in the annual pay cap beyond which workers could be ineligible for overtime “abandoned” millions of workers.
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Emeryville workers demand a fair contract: ‘One Job Should Be Enough!’
September 30, 2019Guests at the Hyatt House Hotel here got an early wakeup call Sept. 27, as the hotel’s workers were joined by union and community allies for a lively 6 a.m. picket line.
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