ALEC makes public hundreds of “model” bills
The shady lobby group has published pre-written legislation under pressure from watchdog coalition
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 9:25 PM UTCNews ALEC, model legislation
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At Apple’s request, Foxconn’s unions strengthened
The Apple manufacturer came under heavy scrutiny after a spate of employee suicides VIDEO
Monday, Feb 4, 2013 7:35 PM UTCTechnology Video, aol_on, Apple, Foxconn
Target locks in graveyard shift workers at night
25 janitors say they were regularly locked indoors while cleaning stores
Friday, Jan 25, 2013 8:54 PM UTC 11News Target, Retail, Labor Rights
Apple audit finds child workers in China
The tech giant drops a manufacturer after dozens of underage workers discovered VIDEO
Friday, Jan 25, 2013 5:13 PM UTCTechnology Video, aol_on, child labor, Apple
Union membership continues long decline
Political assaults and huge public sector membership drops make for the lowest union density since the 1930s
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 8:53 PM UTCNews Labor, Labor Rights, Unions
Tweeting workers of the world, unite!
Employers can't fire workers for collectively criticizing their workplace online
Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 7:43 PM UTCTechnology Twitter, Facebook, Social Media
Vets will have “a place to go,” but it’s Wal-Mart
The retail giant, facing growing dissent over poor pay and conditions, will hire more than 100,000 veterans
Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 3:50 PM UTC 24Business Wal-Mart, Strikes, vets, veterans
NYC school bus drivers strike for job security
Yellow buses will stay off the streets Wednesday in a dispute that distills austerity city budgeting
Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013 2:34 PM UTCNews Strike, Labor Rights, Unions
Labor mural removed by Maine gov. back on display
The mural that gov. Paul LePage claimed "presented a one-sided view that bowed to organized labor" was restored
Monday, Jan 14, 2013 8:26 PM UTCLife Labor, Labor Rights, Labor unions
Domestic workers worldwide lack legal protections
A new report by a U.N. labor agency finds poor working conditions and insufficient protections plague domestic work
Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 5:34 PM UTCNews domestic work
The myth of conflict-free diamonds
A new report reveals how a lack of regulation has made separating clean from dirty gems nearly impossible
Monday, Jan 7, 2013 6:16 PM UTCLife diamonds, conflict diamonds
Wal-Mart to bring questionable oversight to U.S. warehouses
The retailer will audit labor conditions, using system similar to one that that oversaw Bangladeshi fire factory
Friday, Jan 4, 2013 5:30 PM UTCNews Walmart, Bangladesh, Factory fire
JFK workers threaten strike next week
Non-unionized security guards threaten holiday walkout, demanding training and equipment concerns be addressed
Friday, Dec 14, 2012 3:52 PM UTCNews JFK, Strike, Airport, Labor Rights
Unions and conservatives eye the next labor battleground
Whether right-to-work legislation is pushed next in Ohio or elsewhere, the battle will be fierce
Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 5:50 PM UTCNews Ohio, Michigan, Right-to-work
Thousands to rally against Michigan right-to-work
UPDATED: The Republican-majority House passes both union-busting bills and Gov. Snyder defends his support VIDEO
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 1:50 PM UTC 12News Video, Michigan, Right-to-work, GOP
Labor rights in Michigan blindsided by GOP
On Thursday night, GOP lawmakers backed by Koch brothers voted through a Right-to-Work bill announced that morning VIDEO
Friday, Dec 7, 2012 5:19 PM UTC 48News Video, Michigan, Right-to-work
Wal-Mart wouldn’t pay for Bangladeshi factory safety improvements
Before a factory fire that killed 112, the retailer had decided supplier fire safety was too expensive to cover
Thursday, Dec 6, 2012 6:20 PM UTCNews Wal-Mart, Bangladesh, Gap
LA, Long Beach Ports strike ends
The strike, which crippled America's largest shipping hub, aimed to end outsourcing of union jobs
Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 1:51 PM UTCNews Long Beach, Los Angeles, ILWU
200 take part in largest strike in fast food history
New York workers from a dozen Wendy's, McDonald's and Burger King stores walk out
Thursday, Nov 29, 2012 10:48 PM UTCNews Strikes, New York, McDonald's
Disney and Sears as well as Wal-mart used firetrap factory
An AP reporter in Bangladesh found garments for U.S. corporations in the wreckage VIDEO
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012 3:59 PM UTCNews Bangladesh, Sears, aol_on, Fire
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