Your chance to stand with unemployed workers
For the millions of Americans that Wall Street’s recklessness sent to the unemployment line, time is running out. Thanks to right-wing obstructionism in Congress, emergency jobless benefits have...
View ArticleTake action and keep workers’ rights intact
As the U.S. continues to recover from the Great Recession, Americans expect their political leaders to focus on restarting the economy and bringing back good jobs. Unfortunately, not all politicians...
View ArticleGov. Scott Walker: Good on his unionbusting word
In December 2010, we warned that Scott Walker believed he could solve Wisconsin’s budget issues by taking away a voice on the job from working women and men. Four months into office, Gov. Walker is...
View ArticleShow your support for Wisconsin workers: Find a rally in your state!
Last week, we let you know that Gov. Scott Walker wasn’t letting up on his push to scapegoat public workers for Wisconsin’s budget deficit. His threats to cut employee pay, reduce health and retirement...
View ArticleNationwide rallies in solidarity with Wisconsin this Saturday
Wall Street-elected politicians have created the recent wave of anti-worker attacks we see sweeping the nation. But weeks of worker protests across the country have proven that local communities-those...
View ArticleWisconsin’s only one piece of the puzzle
The recent string of attacks on middle class workers has made it easier than ever to point the finger at the politicians spearheading anti-worker legislation across the country— legislators like...
View ArticleGov. Rick Scott is striking out
It’s opening day at Florida’s Tropicana Field – meaning ice cold beer, fly balls, and family fun are just around the corner for baseball lovers across the state. But with the surge of attacks on public...
View ArticleThe Right To Join A Union: From Eleanor Roosevelt to John Kasich
Guest Post by Author and Labor Scholar Brigid O’Farrell. When my phone rang in Moss Beach, California, I was surprised to find a young girl calling from a small town in Ohio, not far from Columbus. She...
View Article19 Wisconsin counties flip on Gov. Walker—but outcome of Supreme Court race...
Weeks of protests across Wisconsin let unionbusting legislators know that workers won’t stand for ideologically motivated attacks on their rights. And this week’s Supreme Court race took that message...
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Urge Governor Brown to sign California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
The California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights (AB 889), introduced by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), offers the almost 200,000 domestic workers in California basic labor rights from which...
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