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Young Workers Are The Future For Unions

Trying to get the point of how important having a union in their workplace is a hard sell for many young workers. Unfortunately it's easier if they moved from the wage theft, hours stealing, authoritarian, and harsh private sector to a union shop. They seem to appreciate what a union ...

States With Stronger Unions Have Stronger Middle Class

"This material [article] was published by the Center for American Progress Action" (Click to go to their site) By David Madland and Nick Bunker | September 21, 2012 New Census Bureau data on state incomes released yesterday show just how important unions are to creating a strong middle class. An ...

Workplace Wellness and You

"The Safeway Amendment" in the Affordable care act came about when, in 2009, Safeway CEO Steven Burd wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal about a program his company was implimenting to address employee health concerns in an attempt to head off skyrocketing healthcare costs. Since then, employers have ...

Labor Rights ARE Civil Rights!

In an attempt to peddle more fear among their empty headed, brainwashed, and bigoted followers; the extreme right wing was quick to bring to light that white Americans long time majority in our society MAY be shrinking. If our was a FAIR and JUST society, why would this speculation be ...

The Changing Face of Unions

In 2013, Gallup, a leading polling agency, showed that 54% of Americans approve labor unions. Nearly 1 in 3 of public sector workers are covered by collective bargaining, while in the private sector, only 1 in 15 workers are likely to be in a union. What this means is that ...

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