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  Polar Vortex Shows How Incarcerated Workers Are Bearing the Brunt of Extreme Weather

  On January 28, an image of Cook County Jail prisoners shoveling snow went viral after it was posted on the  La Villita community Facebook page and then shared by... MORE

  Working  ·  February 1, 2019

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  Federal Employees Are Suing the Trump Administration for Forcing Them to Work for Free

  Workers are suing the Trump administration, arguing that it’s illegal to compel federal employees to work with no pay. Filed by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the lawsuit comes... MORE

  Working  ·  January 22, 2019

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  In Protest of a Confederate Monument, UNC Teaching Assistants Refuse To File Grades

  Almost 80 teaching assistants are on a grade strike at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), refusing to distribute their students’ final marks until the school abandons a proposed plan... MORE

  Working  ·  December 10, 2018

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  Bernie to Walmart: Pay Your Workers $15 an Hour, or Else

  Fresh off a successful campaign to to name and shame Amazon for its low wages, Bernie Sanders is setting his sights on Walmart. Today, the Vermont senator is introducing the “STOP Walmart... MORE

  Working  ·  November 15, 2018

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  Voters Overwhelmingly Choose To Raise Wages in Two Red States

  On Tuesday, Arkansas voters overwhelmingly approved Issue 5, a ballot measure that will raise the state’s minimum wage from $8.50 to $11 by 2021. The vote is expected to raise wages for some 300,000 workers throughout... MORE

  Working  ·  November 7, 2018

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  The Trucking Industry Is a “Sweatshop on Wheels.” Here’s How Kavanaugh Could Make It Worse.

  While the nation was focused on Brett Kavanaugh’s contentious confirmation process, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in New Prime Inc. v. Oliveira, a major labor case that could impact... MORE

  Working  ·  October 10, 2018

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  The Kavanaugh Debacle Shows How “Never-Trump” Republicans Are Frauds

  These Republicans are publicly billing themselves as Trump critics. But when it comes Brett Kavanaugh, they are largely pushing the president's agenda. MORE

  Features  ·  October 1, 2018

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  In Crosshairs of Right-to-Work, Kentucky Bourbon Makers Go On Strike

  More than 50 workers in Kentucky are on strike due to a contract dispute with Four Roses, a bourbon maker with a distillery in Lawrenceburg and a bottling plant in Cox's Creek. Workers... MORE

  Working  ·  September 20, 2018

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  Fast Food Restaurant Says Union Employees Can’t Wear “Abolish ICE” Buttons to Work

  The Burgerville Workers Union says that the fast-food chain succumbed to right-wing backlash when, earlier this month, it banned its employees from wearing buttons. The ban was enacted after 10 employees were... MORE

  Working  ·  September 18, 2018

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  DC Transit Wanted to Give Special Transport for White Supremacists. This Union Said Hell No.

  The Washington, D.C. metro system ditched a potential plan to provide separate trains for white nationalists attending a “Unite the Right” rally in Lafayette Square after its largest union refused... MORE

  Working  ·  August 7, 2018

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