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Las Vegas hotel union holds vigil, offers workers mental health services
October 3, 2017“Nevada is our home and we will not live in fear.”
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This week in history: Feds raid IWW offices and union halls
September 6, 2017On September 5, 1917, federal officials conducted a coordinated nationwide raid on offices and union halls affiliated with the anarcho-syndicalist IWW.
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Catholic Bishops’ Labor Day declaration calls for just wages
September 1, 2017Just wages for workers was a top point the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops emphasized in their annual Labor Day statement.
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Changing demographics mean workers today need new protections
September 1, 2017The stereotype of the U.S. workforce, harkening back to the 1950s, of Daddy going to work and Mommy staying home to take care of the kids is dead.
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Georgia Republican demands chicken processing line speed-up; unions hit back
August 25, 2017GOP Rep. Doug Collins wants every poultry worker to process a shocking 175 birds per minute—or 3 birds per second. Unions and consumer groups say no.
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