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Corporations using LA election to exert control over schools
March 6, 2015The teachers' union, plus parents and community leaders, faced off against a powerful, well-financed challenge.
Read moreWisconsin GOP continues its “right-to-work” steamroller
March 6, 2015Republicans aren't slowing down their steamroller despite widespread opposition that continued this week from all quarters in Wisconsin.
Read moreUnionists storm Capitol Hill to lobby lawmakers vs. fast-track
March 5, 2015Several hundred unionists fanned out over Capitol Hill on Mar. 4 to lobby lawmakers to vote against so-called "fast-track" trade promotion authority.
Read moreOrganizers say it’s possible to grow unions in the South
March 5, 2015People remember Norma Rae, whose iconic struggle to organize a union at J.P. Stevens in the 1970's in Roanoke, N.C. was the stuff of a major Hollywood movie.
Read moreSilicon Valley rises up for low-wage workers
March 3, 2015Over 200 labor, religious, and community activists packed historic McDonnell Hall here today to launch Silicon Valley Rising.
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