Walmart Workers: People Need To Be Treated Like Human Beings

"People need to be treated like human beings. And they're not treating people like human beings at Walmart." Walmart worker Greg Huff, as he recounted his experiences working for for the giant retailer in a workers roundtable. Read More...

AFL-CIO: Trump Unfit To be President

The AFL-CIO has launched a member education effort aimed at GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka. [Rich Trumka]: "When you look at Donald Trump you have to say three things - one, he's unfit to be president. Two, he would make it harder for working people to make ends meet.

Port Of Los Angeles Workers Strike Four Companies

Truckers and port workers at the Port of Los Angeles/Long Beach went on strike Wednesday, using moving picket lines at several locations at the ports throughout the day and into the night.

CWA Announces Details of Verizon Agreement - 05-31-16

he Communications Workers of America announced details Monday of the tentative labor agreement reached with Verizon on Friday, ending a six week strike by 39,000 workers from the CWA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The four-year contract includes 1300 new U.S.

NY Sex Shop Workers Vote To Unionize For Worker Protections - 05-31-16

Last week workers at Babeland in New York City announced that they had voted overwhelmingly, 21 to 4, to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, becoming the only currently-organized adult sex-toy store in the country.

Columbian Mine Workers Vote To Strike - 05-31-16

1600 Workers at the world’s largest nickel mine have voted to strike if wage negotiations continue to stall. The Cerro Matoso mine in Columbia is owned by Australian-based company South32, which wants to cut the workforce by almost 20 percent.

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What's Pharma Hiding?? Demand legislators pass SB 1010

Did you know big drug companies can raise the price of life-saving drugs at any time, for any reason, without telling anyone why....like ever?

Appeals Court Rules Companies Cannot Impose Illegal Arbitration Agreements On Workers

In a major victory for American workers, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago ruled Thursday evening that healthcare software company Epic Systems in Verona, Wisconsin could not require mandatory arbitration agreements where employees are forced to waive their rights to collective and class actions.

Verizon Workers Settle Strike With Tentative Agreement, BIG GAINS FOR WORKERS

The Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers are declaring victory for nearly 40,000 Verizon workers who have been on strike since April 13. Celebrating big gains after reaching a tentative agreement with the company Friday, the unions say they have achieved their major goals of improving working families’ standard of living, creating good union jobs in their communities and achieving a first contract for wireless retail store workers.

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