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10 Important Initiatives Coming Out of the AFL-CIO National Convention

The AFL-CIO quadrennial 2013 convention in Los Angeles was a flurry of exciting activity that promises to remake the labor movement in the United States and build a movement for...
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Workers at Chattanooga VW Sign Up for New Type of Union Representation

The majority of workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., have signed cards authorizing their affiliation with the UAW and the creation of a German-style "works council" at the...
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Workers in Walmart Supply Chain Strike Against Unsafe Conditions

At 5 a.m. local time, workers at a Mira Loma, Calif., warehouse that ships goods for Walmart launched a two-day strike to protest alleged unsafe working conditions and retaliation against...
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NLRB Truth: 10 Reasons Why the National Labor Relations Board Matters

Here are ten examples—real stories from workers whose jobs and lives are negatively impacted by Republican obstruction—of why we need a functioning NLRB (see the stories after the jump).
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Detroit Fast Food Workers' Strike Shuts Down Locations

Fast food workers at more than 60 restaurants in Detroit walked off the job Friday. This may be the largest fast food strike in American history, involving more than 400...
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Nurses' Collective Bargaining Agreement Focuses on Improving Lives of Patients

Nurses at Chicago's Jackson Park Hospital recently reached an agreement with hospital officials on a collective bargaining contract, National Nurses United (NNU) reported. The nurses went out of their way...