MLK’s Final Speech on #WorkRights during Memphis sanitation strike
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered this speech in support of the striking sanitation workers at Mason Temple in Memphis, TN on April 3, 1968, the day before he was…
First teachers’ strike in 30 years leaves half a million L.A. students in limbo
From today’s Los Angeles Times: With umbrellas in one hand and picket signs in the other, Los Angeles teachers braved cold, drizzly weather Monday morning as they walked off the…
No agreement to avert L.A. teachers’ strike after a long day of bargaining
From today’s Los Angeles Times: A last-ditch bargaining effort to avert a Los Angeles teachers’ strike fell short Monday, although the two sides have agreed to meet again on Wednesday…
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L.A. teachers set to strike Jan. 10. Union says it has no plans for more negotiating
From today’s Los Angeles Times: A labor agreement is not the only thing dividing the Los Angeles Unified School District and its teachers. One missing element crucial to coming together…
G.M. to Idle Plants, Cutting Thousands of Jobs in North America as Sales Slow
From today’s New York Times: General Motors announced Monday that it planned to idle five factories in North America and cut roughly 14,000 jobs in a bid to trim costs.…
The Old Rules of the Workplace Aren’t Working. At Least Not for Women.
From today’s New York Times: Despite clear gains by women in so many aspects of society over the decades, their progress in the workplace seems to have stalled. It is…
Disneyland reaches a tentative contract settlement with workers, ending a heated battle that lasted months
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Walt Disney Co. reached a tentative settlement Monday with four unions at the Disneyland Resort, putting an end to a contentious dispute that attracted the…
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Democrats’ Next Big Thing: Government-Guaranteed Jobs
From today’s New York Times: Prominent Democrats — stung by their eroding support from working-class voters but buoyed by the deficit-be-damned approach of ruling Republicans — are embracing a big…
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SCOTUS Upholds Workplace Arbitration Contracts Barring Class Actions
From today’s New York Times: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that companies can use arbitration clauses in employment contracts to prohibit workers from banding together to take legal action…
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Massive UC workers’ strike disrupts dining, classes and medical services
From today’s Los Angeles Times: A massive labor strike across the University of California on Monday forced medical centers to reschedule more than 12,000 surgeries, cancer treatments and appointments, and…