Fast food strikes spread to Detroit
The motor city is the fourth in five weeks to see workers walk off the job in hope of inspiring others
Friday, May 10, 2013 12:47 PM UTCBusiness Unions, The Labor Movement
The motor city is the fourth in five weeks to see workers walk off the job in hope of inspiring others
Friday, May 10, 2013 12:47 PM UTCBreaking: Walkout to include workers from McDonald’s and Wendy’s. Follows similar actions in New York and Chicago
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 5:30 PM UTC 14UPDATED: Workers in some 70 restaurants expected to walk off job, potentially shutting down several eateries today
Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 10:00 AM UTC 33New immigration proposal will create a legal class of non-citizen serfs forced to work without basic benefits
Monday, Mar 11, 2013 7:49 PM UTC 45The CEO makes almost 600 times as much as one Chicago worker
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 7:17 PM UTC 57An update on nationwide strikes and solidarity demonstrations VIDEO
Friday, Nov 23, 2012 6:51 PM UTC 52One of America's busiest ports was disrupted Tuesday by striking custodial and maintenance workers
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 9:54 PM UTCEverything you need to know about the historic strikes and the attempts to shut them down VIDEO
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 9:42 PM UTC 28Hedge funds took profits and piled on millions in debt at Hostess. They created this bankruptcy, not unions
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 12:45 PM UTC 114The American left needs to change a lot of minds on the way to a more decent society. A president can help
Sunday, Nov 4, 2012 4:59 PM UTC 27Employees protesting working conditions and retaliation are flexing their organizing muscle. But the first-of-its-kind strike carries risks
Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 4:00 PM UTCThe giant retailer had to shut down a distribution facility
Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012 10:45 PM UTCNFL refs are back to work, but lots more American workers remain locked out
Friday, Sep 28, 2012 5:24 PM UTC"Won't Back Down" is an offensive, lame, union-bashing drama, which somehow stars Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal
Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012 11:45 AM UTC 81A new case exposes a thorny legal question: Who's responsible for sub-contracted labor exploitation?
Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 6:55 PM UTCDemocrats will announce a pro-union platform in Charlotte -- but some convention workers say they're forgotten
Friday, Aug 24, 2012 6:44 PM UTCEmployees who demonstrated against the company tell Salon they've lost their jobs and faced other consequences
Thursday, Jul 26, 2012 3:37 PM UTC 14Liberal politicians are lining up behind "parent trigger" -- the latest attack on educators' bargaining rights
Saturday, Jun 30, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 106Leaked documents reveal disturbing truths about a trade deal Obama's negotiating that could grow bigger than NAFTA
Thursday, Jun 14, 2012 3:26 PM UTC 13The AFL-CIO says labor will reshape its political operation. Not all union leaders think it goes far enough
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