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July 13, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 8 julio, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of July 8, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

Moral Mondays Renew the Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement »

July 11, 2013 | Nichele Fulmore

At Moral Monday in North Carolina, we understood how our brothers and sisters in the Civil Rights Movement felt when they fought the “Goliath” of their day.

Chinese Workers Kidnap Factory Executives »

July 10, 2013 | Han Tang

Three months after Zhongji Pile factory administrators stopped paying workers, more than 200 surrounded the company’s office building, blocked the main entrance, and said they would not let the executives go unless they paid them.

Tools and Tactics to Win Online »

July 9, 2013 | Hannah Roditi and Yoni Miller

Is your local missing out on firepower to help win your campaigns? Cellphone and online tactics can spread information fast, get people to take action, embarrass your target, and gain media attention.

Secret TPP Deal Would Void Democracy »

July 8, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

Congress will soon debate whether to “fast-track” a trade deal that would make job-killers like NAFTA look puny. The Trans-Pacific Partnership would cover 40 percent of the world's economy.

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July 6, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 1 julio, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of July 1, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

Interview: AT&T Tech Blew the Whistle on NSA Spying—in 2006 »

July 3, 2013 | Jenny Brown

We talk with retired Communications Worker Mark Klein, who noticed something odd at his AT&T job back in 2002.

At Last, Hyatt Workers Win Deal—With Room to Grow »

July 2, 2013 | Jenny Brown

After an exasperating four-year campaign against the Hyatt hotel empire, the hotel workers union announced an agreement that includes plans for organizing several hotels.

Brazilian Demonstrators Fill the Streets, Unions Join In »

July 1, 2013 | Claudia Costa

Unions have joined the massive protests in Brazil and are calling for larger marches July 11.

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June 29, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 24 junio, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of June 24, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

‘Vote No’ Movement Sends UPS Bargainers Back to Table »

June 27, 2013 | David Levin

The largest union contract in North America is on hold at United Parcel Service thanks to a Vote No movement by rank-and-file Teamsters.

Newark Teacher Reformers Win Majority »

June 26, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

In a sign of growing teacher discontent at their continual scapegoating for all the ills of public education, a recently formed reform slate of teacher union activists in Newark, New Jersey, won a majority on their local union’s executive board yesterday, losing the presidential spot by only...

Summer of Solidarity: Tour Will Connect the Grassroots »

June 25, 2013 | Stephen Lech

Veterans of local struggles want to pay it forward and do some proactive solidarity with struggles around the country. Watch for them in August.

Fast Food Strikes: What's Cooking? »

June 24, 2013 | Jenny Brown

After years of downplaying strikes, the union that’s funding fast food organizing is now embracing the tactic. The Service Employees have underwritten short strikes by fast food workers in seven cities in the last two months.

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June 22, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 17 junio, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of June 17, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

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