Labor
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Minneapolis/St. Paul teachers prepare to strike
Teachers and support staff in Minneapolis and St. Paul could be headed for a strike if their respective school boards…
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Railroad workers fighting for right to strike against ‘lifetime point’ policy
New rule would jeopardize worker safety with patronizing punishments
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Columbia Student Workers win 10-week battle against greedy university
Student workers “cannot educate unless we have everything we need to live outside our role as educators.”
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Telecommunications workers secure gains through national strike
The company even denied cost-of-living adjustment in 2020 to hourly workers while paying out $38 million in executive bonuses.
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Santa Cruz County workers force county to reach tentative agreement, avoiding ULP strike
"This agreement is an important step towards meeting the critical recovery needs of our community and workers”
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Maine governor supports agribusiness, vetoes farmworkers’ rights bill
vetoing LD 1711, a bill that would have granted farmworkers the ability to bargain for better wages, hours, benefits, and…
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San Diego sanitation workers end month-long strike
On Jan. 16 union members approved a five year contract with Republic Services by a vote of 137-70.
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Hospital greed caused nurse shortage, not COVID-19
Short-staffing is an intentional practice where hospitals don't schedule enough RNs to safely care for patients in order to increase…
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Massachusetts nurses persevere, win safe staffing gains with historic 300+ day strike
The contract ratification ended a 301-day strike of 700 nurses represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) – the longest…
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Unionized ski patrollers in Utah fight back against corporate greed
Ski patrol workers in Park City, Utah are currently voting to authorize a strike amidst their struggle for fair wages.
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