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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

Commentary Cooke: Will the Democrats Tax the Rich to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff?

Commentary, November, 11 2012 Shamus Cooke
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Literally the day after the election a sudden "urgency" gripped the nation: the imminent danger of the so-called "fiscal cliff"

Znet Article Early: Getting Into Bed With Big Soda: How Labor Helped Win A Vote For More Obesity

Znet Article, November, 10 2012 Steve Early
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Unions will continue to face pressure from major employers—including Pepsi Cola and leading California health care chains—to make medical plan changes that penalize their own members

Znet Article Paul: For Sandy’s Responders, Saying Thanks Isn’t Enough

Znet Article, November, 06 2012 Ari Paul
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If there is any silver lining to this disaster, it should be that we--as a city, state and country--have to reassess what we think of as the state and the role of workers

Znet Article Fletcher: The Significance Of Jerry Tucker

Znet Article, November, 03 2012 Bill Fletcher
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At the end of the day, Jerry Tucker was one hell of a great friend and colleague. We count ourselves lucky that we had the honor of knowing him

Znet Article Early: A Voice From The Shop Floor

Znet Article, November, 03 2012 Steve Early
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Review of Greg Shotwell's Autoworkers Under The Gun: A Shop-Floor View of the End of the American Dream

Znet Article Brown: Workers in the Northeast Come Face to Face with Climate Change

Znet Article, November, 02 2012 Jenny Brown
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The concept of “rising oceans” suddenly became real this week on the New Jersey coastline and in lower Manhattan

Znet Article Bacon: North Carolina's Tobacco Workers Stand to Benefit From State's Strong Farmworker Union

Znet Article, November, 01 2012 David Bacon
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The occupational hazards of North Carolina's tobacco workers can be meliorated by unionization and the freedom for laborers to shop their skills around

Znet Article Meister: Labor's Major Election Challenge

Znet Article, October, 30 2012 Dick Meister
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Passage of the major anti-union measures on California's ballot would most certainly trigger moves to enact similar measures nationwide

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