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Znet Article Goodwin: Labor Rebellion: Fast-Food Workers, Inspired By Walmart Strikers, Demand Higher Wages

Znet Article, December, 11 2012 Liz Goodwin
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"You can't raise a family on minimum wage"

Commentary Rogers: Blaming the Workers Until the Bitter End

Commentary, December, 10 2012 Jamala Rogers
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Black drivers' routes included small black convenience stores while the white drivers got the big grocery chain stores

Znet Article Dudzic: Labor Party Time? Not Yet

Znet Article, December, 09 2012 Mark Dudzic
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Until we have a party of our own, working people are doomed to fight with one hand tied behind our back

Znet Article Zullo: What “Right to Work” Would Mean for Michigan

Znet Article, December, 08 2012 Roland Zullo
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Explaining right to work, the arguments for and against, and the potential effects for Michigan

Commentary Rugh: Low-Wage Workers Rising Up In New York City

Commentary, December, 08 2012 Peter Rugh
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When news of the firing got out, fast food workers from across the city mobilized in defense

Znet Article Gould-Werth: Right to Work Looms in Michigan

Znet Article, December, 08 2012 Alix Gould-Werth
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A Michigan union member explains how a state that was considered a union bastion came to this point

Commentary Germanos: Protests Erupt After Right-To-Work Legislation Passes Michigan House

Commentary, December, 07 2012 Andrea Germanos
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Michigan's Republican-dominated legislature on Thursday passed conservative, anti-worker, anti-women measures

Znet Article Rosane: Hot and Crusty Bakery Workers Seal the Deal on Unionization

Znet Article, December, 06 2012 Olivia Rosane
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After 55 days on the picket line, the workers of the Manhattan restaurant and bakery Hot and Crusty celebrated a precedent-making collective bargaining agreement

Znet Article Bacon: Who's Responsible for the Fire that Killed 112 Garment Workers?

Znet Article, December, 02 2012 David Bacon
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The day after Black Friday demonstrations, a fire killed 112 workers making clothes for Walmart at the Tazreen Fashions factory in Bangladesh

Znet Article Bradbury: New York Fast Food Workers Walk Off the Job

Znet Article, December, 01 2012 Alexandra Bradbury
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“Good morning! I’m on strike!”

Znet Article McAlevey: Response to Steve Early's Review of Raising Expectations

Znet Article, December, 01 2012 Jane McAlevey
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The author responds to a review of Raising Expectations

Commentary Bradbury: When Postmasters Attack

Commentary, November, 28 2012 Alexandra Bradbury
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Two years ago, there were 574,000 postal workers, not counting temps. This year only 533,000 are braving snow, rain, and gloom of night

Znet Article Early: Bidding Adieu to SEIU: Lessons for Its Next Generation of Organizers?

Znet Article, November, 27 2012 Steve Early
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A review of Raising Expectations (And Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting For the Labor Movement, by Jane McAlevey with Bob Ostertag

Znet Article Justice: 10 Facts Retailers Don’t Want You to Know About Online Shopping

Znet Article, November, 26 2012 American Rights at Work, Jobs with Justice
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Workers in U.S. shipping centers that fulfill online orders for major retailers like Amazon.com and Walmart are subject to dangerous, sweatshop-like working conditions

Commentary Cooke: Labor's Call to Action: The Grand Bargain Betrayal

Commentary, November, 24 2012 Shamus Cooke
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The “grand bargain” threat is a call to action for organized labor. But will unions respond?

Znet Article Brown: Enough With the Just In Time Schedules, Say Retail Workers

Znet Article, November, 23 2012 Jenny Brown
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Part-time workers are demanding an end to erratic scheduling and a chance to work enough hours to survive

Commentary Slaughter: ‘Grand Bargain’ Would Be a Social Security Swindle

Commentary, November, 18 2012 Jane Slaughter
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If Congress and the President reach a “grand bargain” in the lame-duck session, seniors, the poor, and the disabled will pay for it—and it won’t be a good buy

Znet Article Meister: Labor's Big Day

Znet Article, November, 17 2012 Dick Meister
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Unions played a major role in helping groups fighting voter suppression in Ohio and elsewhere

Znet Article Norman: Wal-Mart's Catastrophic Health Plan

Znet Article, November, 14 2012 Al Norman
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Almost half of Wal-Mart’s workers have no peace of mind at all when it comes to health care. They simply aren’t paid enough to buy health care where they work

Znet Article Gutekanst: How Chicago Teachers Got Organized to Strike

Znet Article, November, 13 2012 Norine Gutekanst
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The win was possible because of several years of patient organizing, focused on getting members to step up

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