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Memorial Day massacre commemoration inspires Midwest steelworkers
May 18, 2015Steelworkers and the community gathered to remember the lives lost and lessons learned in the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre.
Read moreAnti-union groups target California teachers
May 18, 2015Pro-corporate education anti-union groups have taken aim at California teachers unions with two separate lawsuits.
Read moreSome wins, some losses for workers in state battles
May 15, 2015Elections have consequences; Indiana's GOP governor killed prevailing wages and wage theft protection and undermined union organizing rights.
Read moreIllinois, New Jersey high courts hit cuts of public workers pensions
May 14, 2015The two cases show that unions can defend their pensions - pensions which often make up for artificially lowered pay.
Read moreTrumka: CEOs are the new royalty in America
May 14, 2015CEOs of the largest corporations received a 16 percent pay raise in 2014, while the pay gap between CEOs and the typical worker widened to 373-to-1.
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