New Study: Unions offer training opportunities for childcare workers
The issue of whether childcare workers should be able to form unions has generated considerable debate in recent years. Those who support the rights of these workers to form unions and bargain...
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Van Halen returns with new album, union shout out
Van Halen has really got us going. The legendary rock band has reunited with original lead singer David Lee Roth and their first studio album in 14 years has shot to the top of the charts nearly as...
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Locked-out workers wrap up Journey for Justice
Yesterday, the locked-out workers at Cooper Tire’s Findlay, Ohio, plant approved a contract offer from the company and will head back to work shortly. When they first received the offer last week, the...
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Victory for UVA hunger strikers
As a former student organizer, I’ve been keeping a close eye on the University of Virginia, where 12 students (including a UVA football player) were on hunger strike to advocate for a living wage for...
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Michigan working families unveil constitutional amendment to protect...
Fed up with the relentless attacks on workers from state legislators, Michiganders have launched a new campaign to protect collective bargaining rights. The Protect Our Jobs campaign has already begun...
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Graduate assistants fight back against attacks in Michigan
Earlier this month, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed H.B. 4246, a bill that will prevent graduate research and teaching assistants at the state’s public universities from forming unions and bargaining...
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Religion is no excuse for denying union rights
Shame on Duquesne. The Pittsburgh university is using its Catholic affiliation – a faith rooted in a deep tradition of worker justice – to deny its adjunct faculty their right to form a union. The...
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Top moments for workers in 2012
From California to Michigan, from the statehouse to the warehouse, we’ve seen unprecedented attacks on workers’ rights from corporate-backed politicians and wealthy executives alike. But we’ve also...
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Advancing Workers’ Rights for all in Immigration Reform
Sitting on the sidelines isn’t an option when the push for immigration reform is shaping up to become one of the key political and economic debates in 2013. We — along with many workers’ rights and...
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Senate action required to maintain the NLRB
The federal agency charged with protecting employees’ rights to collectively improve their job standards is in limbo. That’s great news for unscrupulous employers who want to take advantage of workers,...
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