In an industry with lax enforcement of safety standards and where the companies in charge are let off the hook, worker deaths are all too common.
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Missing Union Activist in Mexico Threatens NAFTA Sign-Off
Democrats want stronger enforcement of labor standards in Mexico. The feared death of a union supporter in Guerrero state does not inspire confidence.
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SEIU Members Outshine Journalists in Questioning Candidates
At a labor forum in Los Angeles, real issues faced by workers took center stage over political noise.
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California Allows Child Care Workers to Unionize
Newly signed legislation gives bargaining rights to 40,000 workers—presaging the largest unionization drive in many years.
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D.C. Janitors Fight to Keep Up With Soaring Costs of Living
Up and down the East Coast, SEIU’s janitorial contracts are expiring. D.C.’s janitors expect a better one—and if they don’t get it, they’ll strike.
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UAW Members’ Resolve Stiffens as GM Strike Continues
The longest nationwide strike at the automaker since 1970 is reawakening a spirit among union members about what it means to take collective action.
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Over 49,000 GM Workers Head Out on Strike
The biggest Auto Workers strike since the financial crisis could serve as a renewal for a union battered by corruption scandals.
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California Legislature Prepares to Rein In Gig Economy
If AB 5 becomes law, it could open the floodgates to similar legislation in other states. Uber and other companies may then find themselves on the defensive.
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The 5 Biggest Corporate Lies About Unions
Don’t believe the lies. Today’s unions are growing, expanding, and boosting the wages and economic prospects of those who need them most.
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Joe Biden, MIA
As Prospect staff writer Alex Sammon has noted, the most important piece of legislation currently pending in any of the nation’s 50 state legislatures has seen something of a generational divide among Democrats. The bill, AB5, would conform California’s labor law to a ruling of the state’s Supreme Court that required employers to reclassify workers […]
