Troublemakers Blog
June 21, 2013 /
Attorneys who defend tenants, domestic violence survivors, and people with disabilities in New York are on strike. Drastic benefits cuts would turn their job into a revolving door, they say, eroding the quality of legal advocacy available to low-income people.
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June 21, 2013 /
Two Philadelphia parents and two school lunchroom staff have committed to consume nothing but water till the city and the state reverse drastic cuts. The district intends to lay off 1,200 student safety staff.
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June 19, 2013 / Alexandra Bradbury, / Jane Slaughter
Florida just prohibited cities from mandating sick leave, and a survey shows Congressional staffers trust CEOs more than unionists. But it's not all bad news: Adjuncts at religious colleges get the green light to unionize, and interns are finally getting some respect.
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June 15, 2013 /
Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 10 junio, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of June 10, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.
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June 14, 2013 / Alexandra Bradbury
Unionists in Tokyo protested a lockout nearly 5,000 miles away, of American dockworkers who load grain onto ships headed for Asia.
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June 13, 2013 /
Ford and the UAW are crafting a "wellness" program, even though evidence shows the programs don't work.
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June 12, 2013 /
GM executives probably choked on their eggs Benedict when they saw their misdeeds in Colombia in the center of the Detroit News Business page.
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June 11, 2013 /
Someone has killed the manager of a postal facility, and there is no shortage of motives or suspects. Can a brave shop steward solve the crime?
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June 08, 2013 /
Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 3 junio, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of June 3, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.
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June 06, 2013 / Jenny Brown
Walmart store workers have launched their most ambitious effort yet to improve conditions at their giant, stubborn employer. More than 100 walked out of dozens of stores this past week, in the longest strike attempted so far.
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