#At colleges, unions fight for equity as well as pay

#At colleges, unions fight for equity as well as pay

Higher education unions have been on the rise in recent years, and experts say this labor movement is different from other sectors: more focused on equity issues, racial justice and academic freedom at a time when many feel schools are under attack.   Financial matters, however, are still a primary concern. The most recent labor win…

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#Big Labor systematically lies to forced dues-paying workers 

#Big Labor systematically lies to forced dues-paying workers 

Throughout last month’s first-ever U.S. House hearing on national right-to-work legislation in the Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions (HELP), the dividing line between the panel’s Republican majority and its Democratic minority was very clear. Every single one of the Republican HELP panel members who spoke during the 130-minute-long hearing expressed support for…

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#UAW, Ford reach tentative labor agreement

#UAW, Ford reach tentative labor agreement

United Auto Workers (UAW) and Ford reached a tentative labor agreement Wednesday, the union announced, ending six weeks of strikes at the company. The four-year, tentative deal includes a 25 percent wage increase over the course of the contract, with 11 percent coming in the first year. Cost of living increases could lift the pay…

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#New York Times strikes while the irony is hot

#New York Times strikes while the irony is hot

“New York Times strikes while the irony is hot” Last week was not a good week for the American left. The curtain was pulled back on two of its key captive institutions and the pictures of sanctimonious, self-dealing ideologues were not pretty. The Manhattan strike by 1,100 newsroom employees at The New York Times lasted…

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#Apple workers in Australia plan Christmas strike

#Apple workers in Australia plan Christmas strike

“Apple workers in Australia plan Christmas strike” SYDNEY — Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are preparing to go on a strike ahead of Christmas to demand better working conditions and wages, union leaders and staff said, a move likely to hurt the iPhone maker’s sales and services in the country. The less than two-day…

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