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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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  California Says Starbucks Has to Stop Stealing Its Workers’ Wages

  California’s Supreme Court has ruled against Starbucks in a wage theft case that could have vast implications throughout the state. The July 26 decision established that employees throughout California should be paid... MORE

  Working  ·  July 30, 2018

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  As the Planet Warms, Can OSHA Protect Workers From Extreme Heat?

  On July 17, more than 130 groups and individuals petitioned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in an attempt to establish a nationwide workplace heat standard. The petition cites data from the Bureau of... MORE

  Working  ·  July 23, 2018

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  Tesla Swears It’s a Fair Employer—Yet It’s Trying to Dodge a Law That Protects Workers

  Since 2013, Tesla has fought unfair-labor-practice complaints from the NLRB, insisting it’s not a union buster and that it maintains a safe factory. However, just a week before the company went... MORE

  Working  ·  June 15, 2018

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  Boeing Workers in S.C. Have Finally Unionized. But Trump’s Labor Board Could Kibosh It.

  On May 31, technicians at the Boeing factory in North Charleston, South Carolina voted to unionize and join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. However, Boeing has appealed the vote and Donald... MORE

  Working  ·  June 11, 2018

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  Police Union Is Lobbying To Expand Powers To Tase People Who Don’t Pose a Threat

  The San Francisco Police Officers Association is aggressively pushing a ballot measure that would allow police to use tasers on members of the public even if they aren't violently resisting. If passed,... MORE

  Working  ·  May 17, 2018

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  Prisoners Are Organizing a Nationwide Strike Against “Modern-Day Slavery”

  Prisoners across the country say they are gearing up for an end-of-summer nationwide strike against inhumane living conditions and unpaid labor—or, in their words, “modern-day slavery.” MORE

  Working  ·  May 3, 2018

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  Tesla Workers Say Elon Musk is a Union Buster. The NLRB Just Gave Their Case a Boost.

  Tesla factory workers have been trying for months to win restitution for the company’s alleged union-busting and harassment. Now, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) complaint against the company appears to... MORE

  Working  ·  April 12, 2018

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  Trump Is Making It Harder for Low-Wage Workers to Organize, But This Fast Food Union Could Win

  Workers at a Burgerville in Portland, Oregon declared on March 26 that they will file for a federal union election. If union campaigners win, the restaurant will become the first federally recognized fast food... MORE

  Working  ·  April 3, 2018

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  Kentucky Teachers Are Protesting and Walking Off the Job to Save Their Pensions—And Winning

  Thousands of teachers across Kentucky have protested against proposed cuts to their pension benefits in recent weeks, and last Wednesday more than 60 of the state’s schools closed while their... MORE

  Working  ·  March 22, 2018

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