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Articles about the Labor Movement
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Grocery workers march on corporate headquarters
Over one hundred people shut down Michillinda Street in Arcadia, Calif. at a rally in front of Von's regional headquarters…
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Workers at Virginia Ikea factory wage union struggle
Ikea may be known in Sweden for giving decent pay and benefits to its employees, but workers at the company’s…
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Sodexo harasses workers trying to unionize
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a formal complaint against Sodexo, over unfair anti-union practices in New Orleans, La.
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Workers’ struggle intensifies at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
Members of the National Union of Healthcare Workers at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital have been locked in contract negotiations since…
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Proposals introduced to ban teachers’ strikes in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Representative Todd Rock has introduced a bill to outlaw strikes by teachers.
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Missouri public workers rally for Social Security, Medicare
On June 17, workers came out to rally against cuts in Social Security and Medicare at the office of Missouri…
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Thousands of workers protest Wall Street bosses in Chicago
On June 14, 5,000 workers and students converged on a corporate executive’s summit in Chicago.
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From defensive to offensive struggles
We are now three years into the"great recession"? that began in 2008, and there are stirrings of struggle that suggest…
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New Mexico health care workers ready to fight
Members of District 1199 New Mexico National Union of Health Care Employees, AFSCME held a militant lunchtime picket line on…
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Recent college grads have hard time finding work
A recent study shows that the employment rate for new college graduates has plummeted over the past two years.
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