What We’re Doing Select typeArticleEventMedia HitMultimediaReportResolutionSpeechStatement Apply November 14, 2014 Blog Striking Walmart Workers Stage L.A. Sit-Downs at Stores and in the Street In Los Angeles yesterday, Walmart workers participated in their boldest action to date: the first-ever sit-down strike at a Walmart store. They were protesting an end to retaliation when they... July 30, 2014 Blog Students Protest at REI in Rockville, Md., Demanding It Stop Stocking North Face Products On Saturday, 20 activists were arrested during a protest outside Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) in Rockville, Maryland. Students and community leaders came together to demand REI stop stocking The North... May 22, 2014 Blog U.S. Rated Alarmingly High in Global Survey of Worst Places for Workers’ Rights The United States lags far behind other nations in protecting workers’ rights, according to a new survey from the International Trade Union Confederation. The rankings are based on 97 internationally... October 2, 2013 Blog Exploitation of Workers in the Dominican Republic's Sugar Fields Continues On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a report in response to a complaint brought under the free trade agreement between the United States and the Dominican Republic,... September 5, 2013 Blog We Love This Note to an Abusive Boss That’s Going Viral. But There’s One Thing Wrong with It We don’t use the term “viral” lightly, but these guys earned it. This note written by Journeys’ workers to their boss “Jamie” was posted to Reddit on Saturday and has... July 30, 2013 Blog Senate Confirms NLRB Nominees; Board at Full Strength The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is now fully staffed and able to continue to function to protect workers’ rights after the Senate today confirmed five members. The votes end... Load More