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Strong Unions, Strong Democracy

January 14, 2016 Editor

From yesterday’s New York Times “Opinion” by By Richard Kahlenberg IF the questions that came up during oral argument in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association on Monday are any guide,…

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Fast-food protests: Dozens of workers are arrested in strike for higher pay

September 8, 2014 Editor

From LA Times September 4 by Shal Li, Tina Susman, and Tony Perry. Dozens of fast-food workers from Los Angeles to Manhattan were arrested as they escalated a fight for…

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Some Retail Workers Find Better Deals With Unions

September 8, 2014 Editor

From NYT September 7 by Rachel Swarns: By now, the hardships endured by retail workers at clothing stores across New York City are achingly familiar: the frantic scramble to get…

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Labor meeting stresses immigration reform, reaches out to non-unions

September 11, 2013 Editor

At one of the largest annual gatherings of union workers nationwide, overtures are being made to reform the labor movement by forming official alliances with non-union progressive causes including that…

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Fast food workers walk off jobs and demand living wage, fair treatment

July 29, 2013 Editor

Today fast food workers at several of the nation’s largest chains including McDonald’s and KFC are walking out to draw attention to low-wage jobs, demand better pay for their hard…

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NLRB dispute may lead Senate majority to change rules for filibuster

July 16, 2013 Editor

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has done the unthinkable by proposing rule changes in the Senate to restrict filibusters. The proposed change has been considered before by both parties…

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NYC fast food workers stage walk out, fighting for rights to unionize

November 29, 2012 Editor

Dozens of fast food workers at some of the country’s largest chains, including McDonald’s, Taco Bell, and Domino’s, walked off the job today in a coordinated campaign to highlight low…

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Hostess, union fail at negotiations

November 21, 2012 Editor

Hostess announced Tuesday night that it failed to reach a new agreement with BCTWGM, and union officials said the company plans to proceed with shuttering its operations after 82 years…

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OH voters reject Republican agenda to limit public unions

November 9, 2011 Editor

In a stinging defeat of the Republican’s national agenda to undermine workers’ rights, voters in the state of Ohio roundly rejected a ballot initiative that would have limited public unions.…

Strong Unions, Strong Democracy

Fast-food protests: Dozens of workers are arrested in strike for higher pay

Some Retail Workers Find Better Deals With Unions

Labor meeting stresses immigration reform, reaches out to non-unions

Fast food workers walk off jobs and demand living wage, fair treatment

NLRB dispute may lead Senate majority to change rules for filibuster

NYC fast food workers stage walk out, fighting for rights to unionize

Hostess, union fail at negotiations

OH voters reject Republican agenda to limit public unions

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