Troublemakers Blog
September 18, 2013 / Samantha Winslow
Two years after Occupy Wall Street, unions and activist groups marched through the city demanding the Robin Hood Tax, a ½-percent tax on Wall Street financial transactions which could generate up to $350 billion annually.
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September 17, 2013 / Alexandra Bradbury
Alarmed at the AFL-CIO's official silence, an Iraqi oil union leader and others drafted their own resolution, addressed directly to U.S. workers.
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September 09, 2013 /
Labor-management cooperation and wellness programs were slated for a big plug at the AFL-CIO convention by a “model employer” —but got booted when victims protested. “Instant Recess" was canceled.
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September 04, 2013 /
AFL-CIO convention delegates would do well to take a page from the book of the far feistier Jobs with Justice.
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August 30, 2013 /
Ah, fall—when young (and old) unionists’ minds turn to thoughts of strategy. Required reading as you fly, ride, or hitchhike your way to L.A.
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August 24, 2013 /
Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 19 agosto, en español e inglés. Cuántos saben que la Marcha de 1963 por el Trabajo y la Libertad fue lo que dio origen a los principales activistas del trabajo negro Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of August 19, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish- »
August 20, 2013 /
Grassroots to grassroots, rank and file to rank and file: that’s the idea behind the coast-to-coast Summer of Solidarity Tour that touched down in Detroit, its third city, yesterday. »
August 17, 2013 /
Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 12 agosto, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of August 12, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.
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August 16, 2013 /
Lenny Moss, in his sixth outing as a hospital steward/detective, shows how a smart and empathetic steward, who is also fallible, tired, and overloaded, can not only solve a crime but fight decertification.
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August 14, 2013 /
As state funding dwindles to zero, some public universities are turning to corporate sponsors like GE and MillerCoors.
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