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Znet Article Flanders: Fairness at Patriot

Znet Article, May, 24 2013 Laura Flanders
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What’s happening in St Louis doesn’t look like a coal-field war but the same things are at stake: reciprocity, respect, fair play

Znet Article Brecher: What does 400 PPM Mean for American Labor?

Znet Article, May, 24 2013 Jeremy Brecher
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Climate change impacts will affect unions and workers in every sector of the economy

Commentary Zirin: Hardball: Giants Concession Workers Fight for the Soul of San Francisco

Commentary, May, 22 2013 Dave Zirin
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Will San Francisco ever again be anything but a playground for the overgrown millionaire children of the tech sector?

Znet Article Hodges: Strike and You're Out: The Supreme Court's Destruction of the Right to Strike

Znet Article, May, 17 2013 Ann C Hodges
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Just the threat of permanent replacement can destroy solidarity among striking workers

Znet Article Brown: Paid Sick Leave, At Last?

Znet Article, May, 15 2013 Jenny Brown
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Will the U.S. join the rest of the world and guarantee workers paid sick leave?

Znet Article Brecher: Why Labor Should Back Gina McCarthy for EPA Administrator

Znet Article, May, 14 2013 Jeremy Brecher
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American workers need jobs. They also need protection from chemicals and pollutants that threaten their lives, health, environment, climate, and future

Znet Article Street: Deadly Manufacturing Mirage, Green-Red Alternative

Znet Article, May, 14 2013 Paul Street
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It was always implicit that some manufacturing might return to the U.S. if and when American unions were smashed and wages cut

Znet Article Piascik: A Tale of Two Explosions

Znet Article, May, 14 2013 Andy Piascik
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The explosion in Texas was far less newsworthy because it was a workplace accident and workplace accidents happen all the time

Znet Article Lydersen: A New Era for Worker Ownership, 5 Years in the Making

Znet Article, May, 13 2013 Kari Lydersen
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Becoming a worker-owned cooperative is the latest chapter in the saga of the workers of Republic Windows and Doors

Znet Article Slaughter: Detroit Fast Food Workers Join Strike Wave

Znet Article, May, 12 2013 Jane Slaughter
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“We work too hard to be paid minimum wage”

Znet Article Baroud: The Pain of Bangladesh: T-shirts Made with Blood and Tears

Znet Article, May, 11 2013 Ramzy Baroud
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The most painful part of this tragedy is that it was completely preventable

Commentary Slaughter: Republic Windows Sit-Downers Become Worker-Owners

Commentary, May, 11 2013 Jane Slaughter
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The workers who used to build windows at Republic Windows and Doors have bought the equipment from a cut-and-run owner

Znet Article Friedman: Hong Kong Dockers Claim Victory

Znet Article, May, 09 2013 Ellen David Friedman
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A 40-day strike of more than 500 dockworkers at the Port of Hong Kong ended with a settlement that included a 9.8 percent wage increase

Znet Article Monbiot: Enough Already

Znet Article, May, 08 2013 George Monbiot
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Essential public services are cut in order that the wealthy may pay less tax. But even their baubles don't make them happy

Znet Article Eidelson: Inspired by Freedom Riders, Workers Plan Caravans to Walmart Convention

Znet Article, May, 07 2013 Josh Eidelson
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Members of the labor group OUR Walmart will send civil rights movement–style caravans of workers from around the country

Znet Article Slaughter: Fight for May Day’s Two Traditions

Znet Article, May, 02 2013 Jane Slaughter
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Long hours, short hours, or variable schedules don’t just make life miserable for the individual worker and her family. They also make it harder to take collective action

Znet Article Loomis: This Day in Labor History: April 28, 1971

Znet Article, May, 01 2013 Erik Loomis
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On April 28, 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened its doors

Znet Article Mattera: The Other Form of Violence

Znet Article, April, 25 2013 Phil Mattera
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The truth is that corporations often show a brazen disregard for the safety of their employees—and nearby residents

Znet Article Winslow: Nail Biting Time at Kaiser

Znet Article, April, 24 2013 Cal Winslow
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What’s at stake here at Kaiser are foundational issues with ramifications for all of labor and for all us

Znet Article Clinton: A Corporate-Made Catastrophe

Znet Article, April, 24 2013 Elizabeth Clinton
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A report from West, Texas, on a deadly industrial "accident"

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