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The steal of the century: ending wage theft in our time

March 11, 2015 By Rev. Jim Conn

It may not be the hottest topic on every to-do list, but the problem is as old as, well, the oldest profession. I'm talking about wage theft.

Progressive think tank backs Obama crackdown on federal contractors

March 10, 2015 By PAI

Facing hostility of big business and the GOP, a progressive think-tank went to bat to defend President Obama's cracking down on federal contractors who break labor laws.

U.S. could lose its postal service as we know it

March 6, 2015 By John Dick

America has to see this struggle in a different light. Unions cannot fight this battle alone.

Senate GOP votes to kill NLRB union elections rule, Obama promises veto

March 6, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

By a 53-46 party-line vote, the GOP-run Senate voted to kill the NLRB's planned union elections rule update.

Corporations using LA election to exert control over schools

March 6, 2015 By David Trujillo

The teachers' union, plus parents and community leaders, faced off against a powerful, well-financed challenge.