Congress keeps finding new ways to attack farm-bill reform.
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Relief for Chicken Farmers
The USDA updates rules protecting small-livestock farmers from big business.
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McEntee, Head of AFSCME, to Retire
Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municiple Employees (AFSCME), the 1.4 million-member union that is the largest in the AFL-CIO, has told certain members of AFSCME’s executive board that he will not run for re-election. McEntee has been heading AFSCME since 1981 and is the senior member of the AFL-CIO’s […]
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Women and Wal-Mart
Does the company treat female employees fairly? The question goes back to court.
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Once Made in the USA
The U.S. may soon reach the point where it can’t rebuild its manufacturing base.
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Florida, Inc.
If a state were a business, CEO Rick Scott would be shown the door.
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Captive Labor
The old prison labor was chain gangs and license plates. The new prison labor is contracts with corporate America to employ inmates at less-than-minimum wage.
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Labor’s Stake in the WTO
Before the WTO was founded in 1995, labor supporters lobbied hard against it. But now, the WTO may be the last, best hope for arresting global erosion of labor rights.
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Toward a More Perfect Union: New Labor’s Hard Road
The labor movement has new life, but faces immense obstacles. Here’s what it can accomplish.
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Dear Brother Sweeney: An Open Letter to Labor’s New Leader
Get out of Washington, hire the idealistic young, and turn Labor back into a movement.