workers
Today in labor history: Daniel Defoe pilloried for defending dissent
July 31, 2013Legend has it that Defoe's poem struck such a chord with the public that they threw flowers and drank to his health.
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Fast-food workers super-size protests in Missouri and elsewhere
July 31, 2013"We deserve more, we deserve $15 and a union; we work hard and we deserve more money."
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Port hazmat workers: we need medical benefits!
July 30, 2013Imagine cleaning chemicals without having the proper suit that protects you from them.
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For striking Laborers at Cretex, preserving pensions is key
July 30, 2013"I've never stood up for anything in my life, but this is too much to give up."
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Feds review worker exposure to blood-borne pathogens
July 30, 2013The federal government has opened a legally required review of a rule designed to cut or eliminate worker exposure to blood-borne illnesses.
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