Unionization

Bring Back "The Mardi Gras 10" in South Florida

Rabbi Solomon Schiff | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Hallandale Florida, Mardi Gras Casino Florida, Mardi Gras Casino, Mardi Gras 10, Unionization, Hallandale, Worker's Rights, Unions, Miami News
Rabbi Solomon Schiff

We are called to hold up the dignity and respect of all people. We stand in support of the just and ethical treatment of workers and against the abuse of power by any individual or institution with respect to their workers.

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An Anti-Worker Union

Ken Blackwell | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Unionization, Labor Unions, Unions, Transcanada, Keystone, Keystone XL Pipeline, Afl-Cio, Laborers' International Union, United Steelworkers, Leo Gerard, Keystone Pipeline, Mark Ayers, Oil Refineries, Keystone XL, Business News
Ken Blackwell

Union leaders supporting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline understand that supporting jobs for their members is the reason the unions exist, not to join with the enemy and fight against their own members' best interests.

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Are We Letting It All Slip Away?

David Macaray | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: German Health Care, Germany, Unionization, American Labor Unions, Unionized Workers, Unions, Labor Unions, Health Care, Politics News
David Macaray

Instead of giving those same old, tired, faux-patriotic stump speeches that glorify American virtues and accentuate American exceptionalism, our politicians need to adopt a broader, more internationalist view.

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Pomona Firings Show the Paradox of Immigrant Labor Organizing

Nathan Robinson | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Nlrb, Pomona College, Immigration, Labor, Labor Organizing, Employee Free Choice Act, Claremont, Unionization, Labor Unions, Unions, College News
Nathan Robinson

Fixing immigration and fixing labor are inseparable. Immigration reform could give increasing freedom to workers to organize without fear, but without vigorous protections on organizing, employers still hold all the cards.

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Car Wash Workers Win Landmark Rights

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Labor, Immigrants Rights, Video, Undocumented Immigrants, Car Wash Unionization, Car Wash Union, Unionization, Carwasheros, Workplace Safety, Union, Car Wash, Car Wash Union Rights, Workers Rights, Politics News

Workers at a Southern California car wash won a union contract Tuesday, making them the first unionized car-wash employees in the country. The Los ...

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Americans Love Democracy, Except in the Workplace

Johnda Bentley | Posted 11.04.2011

Read More: Unionization, National Labor Relations Board, Unions, Labor Day, Workers Rights, Business News
Johnda Bentley

Currently, 93.1% of the private sector work without any elected representatives in their workplaces. This Labor Day, it is worth pausing to reflect on the reasons why.

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Prescription for Union Growth: Be Proactive, Take Risks

Edwin D. Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Markets, Unemployment, Workers, Salary, Pensions, Jobs, Unionization, Construction, Unions, Worker Safety, Recession, IBEW., Afl-Cio, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Business News
Edwin D. Hill

We have built our reputation by working with our unionized contractors to provide the best-trained, safest and most productive electrical construction workforce in the world.

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Will the Democratic Base Turn Out in November?

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Working Poor, Politics, Democratic, Welfare, Unemployment, Blacks and Latinos, Voters, New York City, Republican, Unionization, Jobs, Unheard Third Survey, Health Care, Albany, New York News
David R. Jones, Esq.

The "Tea Party" movement has the real potential of not only sweeping away moderate Republicans, but also driving the Democrats in a direction which could leave the urban poor high and dry.

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Two Contrasting Sets of Economic Values at Stake in Mid-Terms

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Trickle Down Economics, Poverty, Kevin Phililips, Wealth and Democracy, Third World America, Mid-Term Elections, Arriana Huffington, Living Wage, Unionization, Demcoratic Party, Census Bureau, Republican Party, Bush Tax Cuts, Obama Economic Policy, Politics News
Robert Creamer

There are those who believe that there's not a dime's worth of difference between Democrats and Republicans: that it really doesn't matter who is elected. Those people are wrong.

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Labor's Popularity Struggles Amid Criticism of Public-Sector Unions

Akito Yoshikane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Auto Bailout, Federal Workers, New Jersey, United Auto Workers, Unionization, Popularity, Public Opinion, Survey, Government Jobs, Labor Unions, Gallup, Public Sector, Unions, Politics News
Akito Yoshikane

With 46 percent of Americans saying that their power will decline in the coming years, can unions steer themselves back into favor?

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Immigration and the American Decline in Empathy

Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unionization, Narco-State, Arizona Immigration Law, War on Drugs, Immigration Debate, Mexico, Politics News
Mark Olmsted

Stop demonizing people for making rational economic choices. You would do no differently -- just ask your great-grandparents.

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Mistreated Dining Hall Workers at Pomona College Demand Unionization Rights

Nathan Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unionization, Workers, Justice, Pomona College, Employee Free Choice Act, Labor Unions, College News
Nathan Robinson

The Pomona workers' unionization attempt is bold and promising, but without public and political support, it may merely be one more tragic portion of America's brutal labor history.

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Unions Attack Starbucks With New Media Campaign (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Howard Schultz, Starbucks Union Busting, StopStarbucks.Com, Starbucks, Unionization, Starbucks Workers Union, Starbucks Coffee, Union, Video, Business News

The ubiquitous coffee giant Starbucks has long been lauded for its corporate culture and employee benefits. But the Los Angeles Times reports this mor...

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Card Check Dilemma: How Can Well-Meaning Americans Be So Far Apart?

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlen Specter, Secret Ballot, Economic Crisis, Employee Free Choice Act, Gary Shapiro, Government Arbitration, Cloture Vote, Unionization, Afl-Cio, Technology Industry, Card Check, Blanche Lincoln, Private Ballot, Senator Lincoln, Union Intimidation, Senator Specter, Cea, Unions, Consumer Electronics Association, Unions and Business, Detroit, Business News
Gary Shapiro

I am very hopeful that card check is dead for this Congress. The issue is divisive, harmful, and not a good use of time by anyone.

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