workers
Missouri labor leader fights to ban so-called right to work legislation
December 14, 2016As Missouri prepares to become the next so-called right to work state, local AFL-CIO President Mike Louis has taken the fight directly to voters.
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Illinois state workers win against Rauner’s cuts, temporarily
December 13, 2016The legal back-and-forth is part of the governor’s continuing effort to break Illinois' public employees' union.
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Trump names Puzder labor secretary, foe of minimum wage hike and overtime pay
December 9, 2016Workers “will not back down, we will stay in the streets to fight back against anti-worker extremism."
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Ohio GOP surrenders on unemployment compensation bill
December 7, 2016Last Tuesday, over 400 Ohio unionists packed the statehouse to protest the GOP attack on worker’s unemployment benefits.
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Tucson copper miners rally for a union contract
December 2, 2016Members of USW District 12 have been working without a new contract since 2013.
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