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Ohio’s GOP governor ignores pleas of 3,000 fired Ormet workers
August 28, 2014The tattered sign standing at the entrance of Ormet's North Gate pretty much says it all. It pleads to Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, for "some help" to save Ohio jobs.
Read moreCatholic bishops back unions in Labor Day message
August 28, 2014The message draws both on Catholic social thought, which has endorsed unions for 125 years, and the more-recent strongly pro-worker statements of new Pope Francis I.
Read moreNLRB: Labor law protects worker recruiting others to sign sexual harassment complaint
August 27, 2014In a 3-1 decision, the board said the sexual harassment complaint, even if it just involves the complaining worker, is "protected and concerted activity" the NLRB covers.
Read moreJudges’ rulings take away workers’ rights
August 27, 2014If there ever is a year that proves the importance of judges' rulings to workers' rights, 2014 is it. That's because the jurists in black robes spent much of the year taking rights away.
Read moreOregon anti-labor groups try to kill paid sick leave
August 27, 2014What seemed to be a win for the growing national campaign for local paid sick leave laws has turned into a battle royal between the city and Lake County.
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