Tag: labor rights
Workers, employers react to ‘Dynamex’ bill amendments
“Employers who mis-classify workers should be punished, but destroying the business model that contractors around the state have built careers on isn’t the way to address that issue.”
The indignity of work without pay
“Dignity of work means hard work should pay off for everyone, no matter who you are or what kind of work you do. . . dignity of work is a value that unites us all.”
Thousands of Verizon Workers Go on Strike
Thousands of Verizon employees will take to the streets demanding the company run more fairly.
Shocking Schumer
Even Chuck Schumer, New York senator who never finds a global trade deal too ugly to hug, fears that the Trans-Pacific Partnership would let corporations roll back laws at every level of government. Yes, the TPP is shameful, Chuck!
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Countdown to World War III?
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Tucson cop fired after fatally shooting disabled man on video
“It is moments like this that test our resolve to ensure justice and accountability. We owe this to all Tucsonans.”
As executives hike prices, US corporations rake in biggest profits since 1950
"Corporations can get away with it because they have too much power in the economy."
Ending Latin America’s sewage decade
The victory of Xiomara Castro in Honduras is a sign that region is ready to exit its lost decade.
As SCOTUS considers ‘extinguishing’ right to abortion, calls mount for Congress to ‘step up’
“Despite the protections that the legal framework like Roe provides, it has never been enough,” said one doctor. “We continue to work toward reproductive justice.”