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Articles about the Labor Movement
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Debt deal: Capitalists’ victorious assault on working class
For weeks, Democrats and Republicans have debated about whether to stab poor and working people in the back or in…
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Virginia Ikea workers vote yes for union
Workers at the first U.S. Ikea factory in Danville, Va., voted in favor of union representation on July 24.
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Bahraini unions fight to have workers reinstated
The General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions is currently fighting to have 2,500 workers reinstated to their jobs.
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Thousands of mineworkers strike in South Africa
Thousands of South African mineworkers are currently on strike, fighting for a 14 percent pay increase, though bosses are only…
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Los Angeles grocery workers prepare for class war
Grocery workers in Southern California are preparing for a strike to defend themselves against further attacks by the grocery bosses.
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Hyatt workers protest unsafe working conditions
Hundreds of hotel workers demonstrated for safer working conditions, better pay and increased job security outside of a Hyatt Hotel…
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Nationwide protests, civil disobedience in support of Hyatt hotel workers
UNITE HERE held a major action July 21 at the Hyatt Hotel at Union Square in San Francisco in conjunction…
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University instructors in Florida unionize in response to attacks
Unions representing instructors at public universities in Florida have been rapidly growing in recent months.
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Millionaire Mayor Rahm Emanuel wages war on Chicago workers
Chicago’s new mayor, millionaire Rahm Emanuel, has begun his reign by declaring a ruthless war on the city’s unionized workers…
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Farm workers react to Brown’s veto of pro-union bill
California Governor Jerry Brown, despite claims to support the United Farm Workers union, has vetoed a bill that would make…
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